Total births
127
Girls' name · since 1975
Taneal
127 babies named Taneal in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 127
- total births
- 1975–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Taneal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 127 recorded since 1975.
Taneal has 127 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2007.
- 127 total births
- 1975–2007 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
127 girls have been named Taneal since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.
- 127
- total births
- 1975–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Taneal was born in this single decade.
1975
Single peak year
11 babies were named Taneal in 1975 - its busiest year on record.
Taneal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taneal's full recorded timeline at 1993, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taneal at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
1975
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Taneal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2007
- Peak year (1975)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Taneal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Taneal's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Taneal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Taneal? ▼
127 babies have been named Taneal since 1975. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1975 with 11 births.
When was Taneal most popular? ▼
Taneal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Taneal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Taneal since 1975 -- 33 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Taneal? ▼
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.
What to do with Taneal's data
- Taneal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2000s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Taneal
Nearby Names Like Taneal
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Taneal
Tanya Girl
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Tania Girl
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Tanisha Girl
#5048 19,340 births
Tana Girl
#8032 9,274 births
Tanesha Girl
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Compare Taneal side by side: Taneal vs Tanya Taneal vs Tania Taneal vs Tanisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Taneal: Baby Name Since 1975 - 127 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/taneal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Taneal 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 July 2026.