Recorded 1993–2006 Boys' name Peak 1994 61 births

Tanor — boys' name

61 babies named Tanor in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s24
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tanor was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tanor in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanor

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Tanor between 1993 and 2006, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tanor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanor performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tanor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanor 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 61 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.

Tanor at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

61

Since 1993

14 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1993

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tanor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1993

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Tanor by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 61% of Tanor's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanor?
61 babies have been named Tanor since 1993. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Tanor most popular?
Tanor was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Tanor been used?
Tanor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 14 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tanor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanner, Tandy, Tan, Taner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2006 (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.