Girls' name · since 1974

Tanielle

134 babies named Tanielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,997 of 72,339
all-time among girls
134
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade

Tanielle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 134 have been recorded since 1974.

Social Security Administration records show Tanielle recorded 134 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2003.

  • #23,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 134 born since 1974
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanielle ranks #23,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.

#23,997 of 72,339
all-time among girls
134
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tanielle's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tanielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tanielle's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tanielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1986)
12
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
468101214 1974197819811986199019962003 5

Tanielle by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 42% of the file).

1980s was Tanielle's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Tanielle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanielle?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 134 babies named Tanielle. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,997 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2003. Its busiest year on record was 1986, with 12 births.
Where does Tanielle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanielle ranks #23,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tanielle most popular?
Tanielle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Tanielle been used?
Records for Tanielle go back to 1974, giving 30 years of history through 2003.
What names are similar to Tanielle?
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 Tanielle's data

  • Tanielle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Tanielle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tanielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2003 (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 Tanielle 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.