Recorded 1961–1963 Girls' name Peak 1961 11 births

Tanoa — girls' name

11 babies named Tanoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s11
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.

What the Data Says About Tanoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Tanoa between 1961 and 1963, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanoa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanoa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanoa 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 11 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.

Tanoa at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

11

Since 1961

3 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1961

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1963

Tanoa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1961

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19631961 6

Tanoa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 100% of Tanoa's all-time total
1960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanoa?
11 babies have been named Tanoa since 1961. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
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?
Tanoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 3 years of data 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.

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, 1961–1963 (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.