US rank #12863 Unisex name Peak 2000 148 births

Tanveer — #12863 US boys' name

148 babies named Tanveer in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s622010s572020s5
#12863
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tanveer was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tanveer in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanveer

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Tanveer between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tanveer currently holds the #12863 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Tanveer is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 37 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanveer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanveer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanveer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanveer 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 148 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.

Tanveer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

148

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,863

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tanveer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20242015201220082005200019941990 5

Tanveer popularity over time — girls

37 total births recorded since 2001 (Tanveer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 37 births
45678910 201520142013200920052001 5

Tanveer by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 42% of Tanveer's all-time total
1990s242000s622010s572020s5

Tanveer by state

Where Tanveer concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanveer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.4%
New York share of Tanveer's total US births 3.4%

5 of 148 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanveer?
148 babies have been named Tanveer since 1990. It currently ranks #12863 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Tanveer most popular?
Tanveer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Tanveer most popular?
The top states for the name Tanveer are New York (5 births).
Is Tanveer a unisex name?
Yes, Tanveer is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 148 births, and as a girl's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Tanveer been used?
Tanveer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tanveer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanner, Tandy, Tan, Taner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.