Girls' name · since 1976
Tanikqua
Tanikqua has 18 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Tanikqua since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanikqua recorded 18 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1992.
- #47,318 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanikqua ranks #47,318 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #47,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanikqua's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tanikqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tanikqua splits its recorded history at 1991: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tanikqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1992
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Tanikqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Tanikqua's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Tanikqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Tanikqua by state
Where Tanikqua concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 27.8% |
5 of 18 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Tanikquas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tanikqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1976–1992 (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 Tanikqua 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.