Recorded 1971–2003 Girls' name Peak 1983 289 births

Tanecia — girls' name

289 babies named Tanecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s701980s1191990s802000s20
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tanecia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tanecia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Tanecia between 1971 and 2003, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanecia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanecia 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 289 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.

Tanecia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

289

Since 1971

33 years of records

Peak year

1983

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1971

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tanecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1971

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1983)
26
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
051015202530 200319971992198819841980197619721971 9

Tanecia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 41% of Tanecia's all-time total
1970s701980s1191990s802000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanecia?
289 babies have been named Tanecia since 1971. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1983 with 26 births.
When was Tanecia most popular?
Tanecia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tanecia been used?
Tanecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 33 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tanecia?
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, 1971–2003 (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.