Recorded 1973–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 124 births

Tanikka — girls' name

124 babies named Tanikka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s611980s521990s11
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tanikka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tanikka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanikka

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Tanikka between 1973 and 1991, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanikka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanikka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanikka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanikka 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 124 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.

Tanikka at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

124

Since 1973

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1973

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tanikka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1973

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
46810121416 199119881984198219801978197619741973 7

Tanikka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
61 births that decade — 49% of Tanikka's all-time total
1970s611980s521990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanikka?
124 babies have been named Tanikka since 1973. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
When was Tanikka most popular?
Tanikka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Tanikka been used?
Tanikka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 19 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tanikka?
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, 1973–1991 (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.