Recorded 1981–1997 Girls' name Peak 1990 36 births

Tannaz — girls' name

36 babies named Tannaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s25
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Tannaz was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tannaz in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tannaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Tannaz between 1981 and 1997, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tannaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tannaz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tannaz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tannaz in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tannaz 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 36 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.

Tannaz at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

36

Since 1981

17 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1981

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1997

Tannaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1981

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 199719951993199019871981 5

Tannaz by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 69% of Tannaz's all-time total
1980s111990s25

Tannaz by state

Where Tannaz concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tannaz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 19.4%
California share of Tannaz's total US births 19.4%

7 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tannaz?
36 babies have been named Tannaz since 1981. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Tannaz most popular?
Tannaz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Tannaz most popular?
The top states for the name Tannaz are California (7 births).
How long has the name Tannaz been used?
Tannaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 17 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Tannaz?
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.

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, 1981–1997 (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.