Unisex name · since 1955
Tane
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 159 babies named Tane, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
159 girls have been named Tane since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tane recorded 159 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2004.
- #22,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tane ranks #22,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tane's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tane's full recorded timeline at 1971, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2004
- Peak year (1963)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Tane popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1999 (Tane as boys' name)
Tane by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (105 births, 66% of the file).
1960s was Tane's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Tane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 105 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tane's data
- Tane's decade-level peak was the 1960s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1955–2004 (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 Tane 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.