Total births
122
Girls' name · since 1974
Tanith
Tanith has 122 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 122
- total births
- 1974–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Tanith is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 122 have been recorded since 1974.
Tanith has 122 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2011.
- 122 total births
- 1974–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
122 girls have been named Tanith since 1974, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 122
- total births
- 1974–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Tanith was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
18 babies were named Tanith in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Tanith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanith's full recorded timeline at 1998, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanith at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Tanith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2011
- Peak year (2006)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Tanith by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tanith's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tanith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tanith? ▼
Tanith has been given to 122 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 18 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Tanith most popular? ▼
Tanith was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tanith been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tanith since 1974 -- 38 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Tanith? ▼
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.
What to do with Tanith's data
- Tanith's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2010s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tanith
Nearby Names Like Tanith
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tanith
Tanya Girl
#3406 116,855 births
Tania Girl
#1929 28,891 births
Tanisha Girl
#5048 19,340 births
Tana Girl
#8032 9,274 births
Tanesha Girl
5,307 births
Compare Tanith side by side: Tanith vs Tanya Tanith vs Tania Tanith vs Tanisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tanith: Baby Name Since 1974 - 122 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tanith. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tanith 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 July 2026.