Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1976 58 births

Tanelle — girls' name

58 babies named Tanelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s321990s5
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tanelle was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tanelle in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Tanelle between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanelle 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 58 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.

Tanelle at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

58

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tanelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 199319881987198619821981197819761975 5

Tanelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 55% of Tanelle's all-time total
1970s211980s321990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanelle?
58 babies have been named Tanelle since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Tanelle most popular?
Tanelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tanelle been used?
Tanelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tanelle?
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, 1975–1993 (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.