Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1973 144 births

Tanicia — girls' name

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.

1970s481980s521990s44
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.

What the Data Says About Tanicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Tanicia between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanicia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanicia 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 144 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.

Tanicia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

144

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tanicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 19981993198919851981197619731971 5

Tanicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 36% of Tanicia's all-time total
1970s481980s521990s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanicia?
144 babies have been named Tanicia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
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.

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, 1971–1998 (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.