Girls' name · since 1943
Tanna
Tanna has 3,236 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,236
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,236 recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanna has been recorded 3,236 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2023.
- #3,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,236 born since 1943
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanna ranks #3,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,236 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,236
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tanna's 3,236 recorded births place it above 95.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanna's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2023
- Peak year (1979)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Tanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (621 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Tanna's strongest decade.
621 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Tanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 170
1940s
170 births
- 1950s
1950s
327 births
- 1960s
1960s
482 births
- 1970s
1970s
455 births
- 1980s
1980s
621 births
- 1990s
1990s
601 births
- 2000s
2000s
430 births
- 2010s 121
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 621 births (19% of all-time use).
How Tanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tanna's total volume
Tanna by state
Where Tanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 238 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 97 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.3% |
238 of 3,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Tanna appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- Tanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (621 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tannas (238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1943–2023 (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 Tanna 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.