Boys' name · since 2001
Tanmay
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Tanmay, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
176 babies have been named Tanmay since 2001, making it today's #7472 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanmay recorded 176 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #7472 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #13,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,472 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanmay ranks #13,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,472 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanmay's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Tanmay compares
176 36th 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
Tanmay's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanmay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tanmay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanmay's full recorded timeline at 2010, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanmay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tanmay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Tanmay's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tanmay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (56% of all-time use).
Tanmay by state
Where Tanmay concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanmay's data
- Tanmay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Tanmays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanmay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Tanmay 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.