US rank #11155 Girls' name Peak 1981 375 births

Tansy — #11155 US girls' name

375 babies named Tansy in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s61940s51950s51960s241970s941980s761990s182000s462010s602020s36
#11155
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Tansy was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tansy in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tansy

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Tansy between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tansy currently holds the #11155 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tansy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tansy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tansy 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 375 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.

Tansy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

375

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

1981

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#11,155

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tansy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
14
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
46810121416 20242016200719961983197619631920 5

Tansy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
94 births that decade — 25% of Tansy's all-time total
1920s51930s61940s51950s51960s241970s941980s761990s182000s462010s602020s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tansy?
375 babies have been named Tansy since 1920. It currently ranks #11155 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 14 births.
When was Tansy most popular?
Tansy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Tansy been used?
Tansy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.