Total births
111
Unisex name · since 1903
Tannie
Tannie has 111 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 111
- total births
- 1903–1978
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Tannie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 111 have been recorded since 1903.
Tannie has 111 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1978.
- 111 total births
- 1903–1978 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
111 girls have been named Tannie since 1903, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1978.
- 111
- total births
- 1903–1978
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Tannie was born in this single decade.
1958
Single peak year
9 babies were named Tannie in 1958 - its busiest year on record.
Tannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tannie's full recorded timeline at 1957, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tannie at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1958
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1903
Tannie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1978
- Peak year (1958)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Tannie popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1922 (Tannie as boys' name)
Tannie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Tannie's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 28 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tannie? ▼
Tannie has been given to 111 babies in the U.S. since 1903, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 9 babies were born in 1958, its single highest year.
When was Tannie most popular? ▼
Tannie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Is Tannie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tannie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 111 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Tannie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tannie since 1903 -- 76 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Tannie? ▼
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 Tannie's data
- Tannie's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1970s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Tannie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1903–1978 (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. "Tannie: Baby Name Since 1903 - 111 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tannie. 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 Tannie 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 June 2026.