Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1961
Tanoa
Tanoa has 11 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1961–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Tanoa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1961.
Tanoa has 11 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1963.
- 11 total births
- 1961–1963 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Tanoa since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1963.
- 11
- total births
- 1961–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Tanoa was born in this single decade.
1961
Single peak year
6 babies were named Tanoa in 1961 - its busiest year on record.
Tanoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanoa's full recorded timeline at 1963, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanoa at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1961
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Tanoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1963
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Tanoa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Tanoa's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tanoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tanoa? ▼
Tanoa has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 6 babies were born in 1961, its single highest year.
When was Tanoa most popular? ▼
Tanoa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Tanoa been used? ▼
Records for Tanoa go back to 1961, giving 3 years of history through 1963.
What names are similar to Tanoa? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–1963 (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. "Tanoa: Baby Name Since 1961 - 11 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tanoa. 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 Tanoa 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 July 2026.