Girls' name · since 1975
Taneha
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Taneha, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
42 girls have been named Taneha since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneha has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1979.
- #37,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneha ranks #37,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Taneha's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taneha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taneha's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taneha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1979
- Peak year (1975)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1979.
42 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1975 with 24 births in a single year.
Taneha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (42 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Taneha's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Taneha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (100% of all-time use).
Taneha decade highlights
- Peak decade 42 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taneha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1975–1979 (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 Taneha 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.
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