Unisex name · since 1935
Tanis
Tanis has 994 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 994
- born since 1935
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 994 have been recorded since 1935.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanis has been recorded 994 times among girls since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2024.
- #7,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 994 born since 1935
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanis ranks #7,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 994 born since 1935, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 994
- born since 1935
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanis's 994 recorded births place it above 89.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tanis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanis's full recorded timeline at 1975, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2024
- Peak year (1948)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Tanis popularity over time - boys
535 total births recorded since 1926 (Tanis as boys' name)
Tanis by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (204 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Tanis's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Tanis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
159 births
- 1950s
1950s
187 births
- 1960s
1960s
146 births
- 1970s
1970s
204 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 204 births (21% of all-time use).
How Tanis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tanis's total volume
Tanis by state
Where Tanis concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
16 of 994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanis's data
- Tanis's decade-level peak was the 1970s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taniss (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1935–2024 (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 Tanis 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.