Unisex name · since 1944
Tanny
Tanny has 177 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tanny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 177 recorded since 1944.
Social Security Administration records show Tanny recorded 177 times among girls since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1977.
- #21,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 177 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanny ranks #21,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tanny's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanny's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanny popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1977
- Peak year (1975)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Tanny popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1948 (Tanny as boys' name)
Tanny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (86 births, 49% of the file).
1960s was Tanny's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tanny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
86 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 86 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Tanny's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 1970s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~33 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, 1944–1977 (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 Tanny 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.