Boys' name · since 1916
Tank
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Tank, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,864 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 173
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tank currently ranks #7742 among boys' names in America, with 173 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tank has been recorded 173 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #7742 nationally and more common than 44% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #13,864 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,742 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 173 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tank ranks #13,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,742 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 173 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,864 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 173
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tank's 173 recorded births place it above 69.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tank compares
173 35th percentile among 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
Tank's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tank | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 173 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tank's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tank's full recorded timeline at 2015, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tank popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Tank by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Tank's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Tank births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tank's data
- Tank's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tank: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Tank 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.