Total births
269
Girls' name · since 1980
Tannah
Tannah has 269 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 269
- total births
- 1980–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
269 girls have been named Tannah since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tannah has 269 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.
- 269 total births
- 1980–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
269 girls have been named Tannah since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 269
- total births
- 1980–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Tannah was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
21 babies were named Tannah in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Tannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tannah's full recorded timeline at 2001, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tannah at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Tannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tannah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tannah's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tannah? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 269 babies named Tannah. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 21 births.
When was Tannah most popular? ▼
Tannah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Tannah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tannah since 1980 -- 42 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Tannah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Tannah's data
- Tannah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tannah
Nearby Names Like Tannah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tannah
Tanya Girl
#3406 116,855 births
Tania Girl
#1929 28,891 births
Tanisha Girl
#5048 19,340 births
Tana Girl
#8032 9,274 births
Tanesha Girl
5,307 births
Compare Tannah side by side: Tannah vs Tanya Tannah vs Tania Tannah vs Tanisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tannah: Baby Name Since 1980 - 269 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tannah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tannah 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 July 2026.