Girls' name · since 2003
Tanley
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Tanley, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanley has been recorded 41 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2011.
- #37,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanley ranks #37,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanley's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanley's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2011
- Peak year (2010)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Tanley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Tanley's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Tanley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Tanley's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- 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 Tanley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2003–2011 (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 Tanley 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.