Recorded 1946–1992 Girls' name Peak 1962 462 births

Tanda — girls' name

462 babies named Tanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s1121960s1151970s1261980s681990s18
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Tanda was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tanda in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Tanda between 1946 and 1992, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanda 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 462 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.

Tanda at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

462

Since 1946

47 years of records

Peak year

1962

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1946

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1992

Tanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1946

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1962)
23
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 199219851979197319671961195519491946 6

Tanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
126 births that decade — 27% of Tanda's all-time total
1940s231950s1121960s1151970s1261980s681990s18

Tanda by state

Where Tanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.1%
California share of Tanda's total US births 1.1%

5 of 462 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanda?
462 babies have been named Tanda since 1946. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1962 with 23 births.
When was Tanda most popular?
Tanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Tanda most popular?
The top states for the name Tanda are California (5 births).
How long has the name Tanda been used?
Tanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 47 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Tanda?
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.

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, 1946–1992 (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.