Total births
391
Girls' name · since 1920
Tansy
Tansy has 391 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11210
- among girls today
- 391
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other girls
Tansy currently ranks #11210 among girls' names in America, with 391 babies recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tansy has been recorded 391 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #11210 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #11210 among girls today
- 391 born since 1920
- 1970s peak decade
- 37% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Tansy is currently the #11210 girls' name in America, more common than 37% of girls - 391 born since 1920, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11210
- among girls today
- 391
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other girls
Tansy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11210
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 37% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
24% of everyone ever named Tansy was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
15 babies were named Tansy in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Tansy compares
391 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tansy's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tansy | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 391 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Tansy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tansy's full recorded timeline at 1988, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tansy at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#11,210
Active since
1920
Tansy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Tansy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Tansy's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Tansy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
94 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 94 births (24% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tansy? ▼
Since 1920, Social Security records show 391 babies named Tansy. Today it holds rank #11210 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 15 births.
When was Tansy most popular? ▼
Tansy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Tansy been used? ▼
Records for Tansy go back to 1920, giving 106 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tansy? ▼
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.
What to do with Tansy's data
- Tansy's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tansy
Nearby Names Like Tansy
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tansy
Tanya Girl
#3406 116,855 births
Tania Girl
#1929 28,891 births
Tanisha Girl
#5048 19,340 births
Tana Girl
#8032 9,274 births
Tanesha Girl
5,307 births
Compare Tansy side by side: Tansy vs Tanya Tansy vs Tania Tansy vs Tanisha
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Tansy
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Evalynne #11208
247 births · Peak 2015
Georgiamae #11212
37 births · Peak 2024
Elloree #11207
143 births · Peak 2025
Jacquelynn #11213
5,095 births · Peak 1993
Aire #11206
25 births · Peak 2024
Katha #11214
409 births · Peak 1949
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1920–2025 (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. "Tansy: #11210 Girls' Name - 391 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tansy. 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 Tansy 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 June 2026.