Tank — #12449 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Tank

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Tank between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tank currently holds the #12449 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tank performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tank shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tank 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 163 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.