Recorded 1976–2014 Girls' name Peak 1976 133 births

Taneil — girls' name

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.

1970s241980s291990s442000s312010s5
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Taneil was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

14 babies were named Taneil in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Taneil between 1976 and 2014, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taneil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taneil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taneil in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taneil 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 133 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.

Taneil at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

133

Since 1976

39 years of records

Peak year

1976

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1976

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2014

Taneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1976

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1976)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 20142001199619931987198319771976 14

Taneil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 33% of Taneil's all-time total
1970s241980s291990s442000s312010s5

Taneil by state

Where Taneil concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taneil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.8%
California share of Taneil's total US births 3.8%

5 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taneil?
133 babies have been named Taneil since 1976. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1976 with 14 births.
When was Taneil most popular?
Taneil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Taneil most popular?
The top states for the name Taneil are California (5 births).
How long has the name Taneil been used?
Taneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 39 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Taneil?
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, 1976–2014 (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.