Recorded 1976–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 171 births

Tanequa — girls' name

171 babies named Tanequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s621990s87
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tanequa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tanequa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanequa

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Tanequa between 1976 and 1995, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanequa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanequa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanequa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanequa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanequa 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 171 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.

Tanequa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

171

Since 1976

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1976

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tanequa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1976

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
23
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 1995199219891986198319781976 7

Tanequa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
87 births that decade — 51% of Tanequa's all-time total
1970s221980s621990s87

Tanequa by state

Where Tanequa concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanequa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.9%
New York share of Tanequa's total US births 2.9%

5 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanequa?
171 babies have been named Tanequa since 1976. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 23 births.
When was Tanequa most popular?
Tanequa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tanequa most popular?
The top states for the name Tanequa are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tanequa been used?
Tanequa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 20 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tanequa?
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, 1976–1995 (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.