Girls' name · since 1941
Tannis
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 317 babies named Tannis, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tannis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 317 recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Tannis recorded 317 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2005.
- #15,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 317 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tannis ranks #15,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 317 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tannis's 317 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tannis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tannis's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tannis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2005
- Peak year (1974)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Tannis popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Tannis as boys' name)
Tannis by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (83 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Tannis's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tannis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 83 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Tannis's decade-level peak was the 1970s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tannis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1941–2005 (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 Tannis 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.