Recorded 1968–1986 Girls' name Peak 1971 60 births

Tanette — girls' name

60 babies named Tanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s341980s11
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tanette was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tanette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Tanette between 1968 and 1986, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanette 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 60 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.

Tanette at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

60

Since 1968

19 years of records

Peak year

1971

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1968

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1986

Tanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1968

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1971)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 198619811975197419721971197019691968 9

Tanette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 57% of Tanette's all-time total
1960s151970s341980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanette?
60 babies have been named Tanette since 1968. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1971 with 10 births.
When was Tanette most popular?
Tanette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Tanette been used?
Tanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 19 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Tanette?
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, 1968–1986 (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.