Girls' name · since 1995
Tanijah
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 455 babies named Tanijah, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 455
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanijah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 455 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Tanijah recorded 455 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2021.
- #12,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 455 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanijah ranks #12,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 455 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 455
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanijah's 455 recorded births place it above 82.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Tanijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanijah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Tanijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (331 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Tanijah's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Tanijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s 80
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 331 births (73% of all-time use).
Tanijah by state
Where Tanijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 20 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 17 | 3.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
20 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanijah's data
- Tanijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tanijahs (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1995–2021 (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 Tanijah 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.