US rank #13098 Boys' name Peak 2008 165 births

Tanmay — #13098 US boys' name

165 babies named Tanmay in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s992010s612020s5
#13098
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 8% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tanmay was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

18 babies were named Tanmay in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanmay

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Tanmay between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tanmay currently holds the #13098 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanmay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanmay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanmay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanmay 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 165 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.

Tanmay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

165

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,098

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tanmay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2024201520112008200520022001 9

Tanmay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
99 births that decade — 60% of Tanmay's all-time total
2000s992010s612020s5

Tanmay by state

Where Tanmay concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanmay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 3.0%
New Jersey share of Tanmay's total US births 3.0%

5 of 165 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanmay?
165 babies have been named Tanmay since 2001. It currently ranks #13098 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 18 births.
When was Tanmay most popular?
Tanmay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Tanmay most popular?
The top states for the name Tanmay are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Tanmay been used?
Tanmay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tanmay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanner, Tandy, Tan, Taner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.