Recorded 1961–2015 Girls' name Peak 1993 392 births

Tannia — girls' name

392 babies named Tannia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s851980s911990s1182000s742010s12
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tannia was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tannia in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tannia

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Tannia between 1961 and 2015, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tannia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tannia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tannia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tannia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tannia 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 392 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.

Tannia at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

392

Since 1961

55 years of records

Peak year

1993

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1961

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2015

Tannia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1961

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1993)
20
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0510152025 20152004199819921986198019741961 7

Tannia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
118 births that decade — 30% of Tannia's all-time total
1960s121970s851980s911990s1182000s742010s12

Tannia by state

Where Tannia concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tannia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
66 16.8%
California share of Tannia's total US births 16.8%

66 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tannia?
392 babies have been named Tannia since 1961. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1993 with 20 births.
When was Tannia most popular?
Tannia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tannia most popular?
The top states for the name Tannia are California (66 births).
How long has the name Tannia been used?
Tannia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 55 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Tannia?
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, 1961–2015 (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.