Girls' name · since 1976
Taneil
133 babies named Taneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
133 girls have been named Taneil since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneil has been recorded 133 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2014.
- #24,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneil ranks #24,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taneil's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Taneil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taneil's full recorded timeline at 1993, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taneil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2014
- Peak year (1976)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Taneil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Taneil's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Taneil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (33% of all-time use).
Taneil by state
Where Taneil concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Taneil's data
- Taneil's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taneils (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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taneil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1976–2014 (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 Taneil 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.