Recorded 1977–1981 Girls' name Peak 1979 21 births

Tansey — girls' name

21 babies named Tansey in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s6
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tansey was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tansey in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tansey

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Tansey between 1977 and 1981, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tansey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tansey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tansey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tansey 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 21 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.

Tansey at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

21

Since 1977

5 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1977

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tansey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1977

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5678910 198119791977 6

Tansey by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 71% of Tansey's all-time total
1970s151980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tansey?
21 babies have been named Tansey since 1977. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Tansey most popular?
Tansey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Tansey been used?
Tansey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 5 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tansey?
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, 1977–1981 (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.