Girls' name · since 1960
Tanji
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 147 babies named Tanji, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanji is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 147 have been recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanji has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 1995.
- #23,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanji ranks #23,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanji's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tanji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanji's full recorded timeline at 1977, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1995
- Peak year (1979)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tanji by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (82 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Tanji's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tanji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 82 births (56% of all-time use).
Tanji by state
Where Tanji concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 9.5% |
14 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanji's data
- Tanji's decade-level peak was the 1970s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tanjis (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Tanji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1960–1995 (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 Tanji 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.