Girls' name · since 1961
Tannia
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 392 babies named Tannia, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tannia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 392 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tannia has been recorded 392 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2015.
- #13,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 392 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tannia ranks #13,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 392 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tannia's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tannia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tannia splits its recorded history at 1989: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tannia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2015
- Peak year (1993)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tannia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Tannia's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tannia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (30% of all-time use).
Tannia by state
Where Tannia concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 16.8% |
66 of 392 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tannia's data
- Tannia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tannias (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tannia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1961–2015 (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 Tannia 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.