Boys' name · since 1976
Taner
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 579 babies named Taner, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 579
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
579 boys have been named Taner since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Taner has 579 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.
- #7,227 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 579 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taner ranks #7,227 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 579 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 579
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taner's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Taner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taner's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (1994)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Taner by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (265 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Taner's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Taner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 265 births (46% of all-time use).
How Taner compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Taner's total volume
Taner by state
Where Taner concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 579 births nationwide.
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What to do with Taner's data
- Taner's decade-level peak was the 1990s (265 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taners (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1976–2022 (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 Taner 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.