Recorded 1972–2001 Girls' name Peak 1991 125 births

Tanique — girls' name

125 babies named Tanique in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s351990s592000s5
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tanique was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tanique in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanique

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Tanique between 1972 and 2001, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanique performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanique in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanique 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 125 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.

Tanique at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

125

Since 1972

30 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1972

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tanique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1972

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2001199519921989198619771972 5

Tanique by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 47% of Tanique's all-time total
1970s261980s351990s592000s5

Tanique by state

Where Tanique concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.0%
New York share of Tanique's total US births 4.0%

5 of 125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanique?
125 babies have been named Tanique since 1972. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Tanique most popular?
Tanique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tanique most popular?
The top states for the name Tanique are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tanique been used?
Tanique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 30 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tanique?
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, 1972–2001 (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.