Total births
144
Girls' name · since 1971
Tanicia
144 babies named Tanicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 144
- total births
- 1971–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Tanicia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 144 have been recorded since 1971.
Tanicia has 144 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- 144 total births
- 1971–1998 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
144 girls have been named Tanicia since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.
- 144
- total births
- 1971–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Tanicia was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
11 babies were named Tanicia in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Tanicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanicia's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanicia at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Tanicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1973)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tanicia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Tanicia's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tanicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tanicia? ▼
Tanicia has been given to 144 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 11 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
When was Tanicia most popular? ▼
Tanicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Tanicia been used? ▼
Tanicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tanicia? ▼
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.
What to do with Tanicia's data
- Tanicia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 1990s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tanicia
Nearby Names Like Tanicia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tanicia
Tanya Girl
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Tania Girl
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Tanisha Girl
#5048 19,340 births
Tana Girl
#8032 9,274 births
Tanesha Girl
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Compare Tanicia side by side: Tanicia vs Tanya Tanicia vs Tania Tanicia vs Tanisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tanicia: Baby Name Since 1971 - 144 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tanicia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tanicia 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 July 2026.