Girls' name · since 1972
Tanique
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 125 babies named Tanique, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanique is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 125 have been recorded since 1972.
Tanique has 125 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2001.
- #24,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanique ranks #24,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanique's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tanique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tanique splits its recorded history at 1989: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tanique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tanique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Tanique's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tanique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (47% of all-time use).
Tanique by state
Where Tanique concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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- Tanique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 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.
- New York records the most Taniques (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 Tanique: 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 (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Tanique 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.