Boys' name · since 1999
Tanuj
Tanuj has 70 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanuj is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 70 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanuj has been recorded 70 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2016.
- #19,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanuj ranks #19,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanuj's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanuj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanuj's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanuj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2016
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Tanuj by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Tanuj's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tanuj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Tanuj's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanuj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Tanuj 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 August 2026.