Boys' name · since 1987
Tanvir
271 babies named Tanvir in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,539 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tanvir is the #12539 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 271 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanvir has been recorded 271 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #12539 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #11,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,539 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanvir ranks #11,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,539 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 271 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,539 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanvir's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tanvir compares
271 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Tanvir's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanvir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tanvir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanvir's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanvir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Tanvir popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2001 (Tanvir as girls' name)
Tanvir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tanvir's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tanvir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (39% of all-time use).
Tanvir by state
Where Tanvir concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 63 | 23.2% |
63 of 271 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanvir's data
- Tanvir's decade-level peak was the 2000s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tanvirs (63 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 Tanvir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Tanvir 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.