US rank #8050 Girls' name Peak 2005 2,113 births

Tanaya — #8050 US girls' name

2,113 babies named Tanaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2091980s3211990s5132000s7712010s2472020s52
#8050
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tanaya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

103 babies were named Tanaya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,113 babies named Tanaya between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanaya currently holds the #8050 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 771 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tanaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 177 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Tanaya in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tanaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,113

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2005

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,050

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tanaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
103
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Tanaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
771 births that decade — 36% of Tanaya's all-time total
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Tanaya by state

Where Tanaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tanaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
177 8.4%
#2 California
115 5.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
66 3.1%
#4 New Jersey
62 2.9%
#5 Florida
38 1.8%
#6 Texas
29 1.4%
#7 Georgia
28 1.3%
#8 Ohio
25 1.2%
New York share of Tanaya's total US births 8.4%
Even split

177 of 2,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Tanaya appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanaya?
2,113 babies have been named Tanaya since 1970. It currently ranks #8050 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 103 births.
When was Tanaya most popular?
Tanaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 771 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Tanaya most popular?
The top states for the name Tanaya are New York (177 births), California (115 births), Pennsylvania (66 births).
How long has the name Tanaya been used?
Tanaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tanaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.