Girls' name · since 1970
Tanaya
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,128 babies named Tanaya, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,004 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,128
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,128 babies have been named Tanaya since 1970, making it today's #8004 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanaya recorded 2,128 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #8004 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,004 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,128 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanaya ranks #4,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,004 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,128 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,004 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,128
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanaya's 2,128 recorded births place it above 93.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tanaya compares
2,128 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tanaya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,128 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tanaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanaya's full recorded timeline at 1998, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 103 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Tanaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (771 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Tanaya's strongest decade.
771 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tanaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 209
1970s
209 births
- 1980s
1980s
321 births
- 1990s
1990s
513 births
- 2000s
2000s
771 births
- 2010s 248
2010s
248 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 771 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tanaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tanaya's total volume
Tanaya by state
Where Tanaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 177 | 8.3% |
| #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% |
177 of 2,128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Tanaya appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tanaya's data
- Tanaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (771 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tanayas (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tanaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.