Unisex name · since 1990
Tanveer
Tanveer has 148 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
148 boys have been named Tanveer since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanveer recorded 148 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #14,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 148 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanveer ranks #14,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanveer's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tanveer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanveer's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanveer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Tanveer popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2001 (Tanveer as girls' name)
Tanveer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Tanveer's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tanveer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (42% of all-time use).
Tanveer by state
Where Tanveer concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 148 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanveer's data
- Tanveer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tanveers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanveer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Tanveer 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.