Recorded 1972–1991 Girls' name Peak 1974 81 births

Tanetta — girls' name

81 babies named Tanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s291990s5
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tanetta was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tanetta in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Tanetta between 1972 and 1991, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanetta 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 81 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.

Tanetta at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

81

Since 1972

20 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1972

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tanetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1972

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 199119871985198319821981197919781975197419731972 6

Tanetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 58% of Tanetta's all-time total
1970s471980s291990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanetta?
81 babies have been named Tanetta since 1972. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Tanetta most popular?
Tanetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Tanetta been used?
Tanetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 20 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tanetta?
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, 1972–1991 (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.