Recorded 1956–2006 Girls' name Peak 1993 253 births

Tannya — girls' name

253 babies named Tannya in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s241970s761980s531990s502000s33
1970s
Peak decade

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

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tannya in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tannya

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Tannya between 1956 and 2006, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tannya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tannya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tannya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tannya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tannya 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 253 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.

Tannya at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

253

Since 1956

51 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1956

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tannya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1956

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 20061999199019831977197219631956 8

Tannya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
76 births that decade — 30% of Tannya's all-time total
1950s171960s241970s761980s531990s502000s33

Tannya by state

Where Tannya concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tannya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 9.1%
California share of Tannya's total US births 9.1%

23 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tannya?
253 babies have been named Tannya since 1956. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Tannya most popular?
Tannya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tannya most popular?
The top states for the name Tannya are California (23 births).
How long has the name Tannya been used?
Tannya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 51 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tannya?
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, 1956–2006 (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.