Recorded 1967–2008 Girls' name Peak 1999 79 births

Tanise — girls' name

79 babies named Tanise in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61980s181990s312000s19
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tanise was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tanise in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanise

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Tanise between 1967 and 2008, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tanise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanise 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 79 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.

Tanise at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

79

Since 1967

42 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1967

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tanise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1967

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Tanise by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 39% of Tanise's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s181990s312000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanise?
79 babies have been named Tanise since 1967. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
When was Tanise most popular?
Tanise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Tanise been used?
Tanise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 42 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tanise?
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, 1967–2008 (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.