Recorded 1968–1985 Girls' name Peak 1969 23 births

Tannette — girls' name

23 babies named Tannette in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tannette was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tannette in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tannette

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Tannette between 1968 and 1985, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tannette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tannette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tannette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tannette 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 23 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.

Tannette at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

23

Since 1968

18 years of records

Peak year

1969

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1968

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tannette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1968

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Tannette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 57% of Tannette's all-time total
1960s131970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tannette?
23 babies have been named Tannette since 1968. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
When was Tannette most popular?
Tannette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Tannette been used?
Tannette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 18 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tannette?
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, 1968–1985 (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.