Girls' name · since 1946
Tanda
Tanda has 462 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
462 girls have been named Tanda since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tanda has 462 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1992.
- #12,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 462 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanda ranks #12,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 462 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanda's 462 recorded births place it above 82.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanda's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1992
- Peak year (1962)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Tanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (126 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Tanda's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Tanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
115 births
- 1970s
1970s
126 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 126 births (27% of all-time use).
Tanda by state
Where Tanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 462 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanda's data
- Tanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tandas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1946–1992 (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 Tanda 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.