Recorded 1976–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 123 births

Tanekia — girls' name

123 babies named Tanekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s751990s11
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tanekia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tanekia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanekia

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Tanekia between 1976 and 1996, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanekia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanekia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanekia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanekia 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 123 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.

Tanekia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

123

Since 1976

21 years of records

Peak year

1979

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1976

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tanekia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1976

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 19961988198619841982198019781976 9

Tanekia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
75 births that decade — 61% of Tanekia's all-time total
1970s371980s751990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanekia?
123 babies have been named Tanekia since 1976. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 13 births.
When was Tanekia most popular?
Tanekia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Tanekia been used?
Tanekia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 21 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tanekia?
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, 1976–1996 (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.