Girls' name · since 1972
Tanica
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 253 babies named Tanica, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tanica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 253 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tanica recorded 253 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1993.
- #17,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 253 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanica ranks #17,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tanica's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tanica splits its recorded history at 1983: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tanica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1993
- Peak year (1977)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tanica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (120 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Tanica's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tanica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 120 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Tanica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1972–1993 (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 Tanica 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.