Unisex name · since 2000
Tanish
Tanish has 535 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,011 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
535 babies have been named Tanish since 2000, making it today's #8011 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanish has been recorded 535 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #8011 nationally and more common than 42% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,011 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 535 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanish ranks #7,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,011 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 535 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,011 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tanish's 535 recorded births place it above 83.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tanish compares
535 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tanish's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanish | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 535 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tanish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanish's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanish popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Tanish popularity over time - girls
66 total births recorded since 1972 (Tanish as girls' name)
Tanish by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (254 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Tanish's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tanish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 254 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tanish compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tanish's total volume
Tanish by state
Where Tanish concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 46 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
56 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanish's data
- Tanish's decade-level peak was the 2010s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tanishs (56 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Tanish 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.