Recorded 1987–2022 Boys' name Peak 1996 266 births

Tanvir — boys' name

266 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.

1980s51990s822000s1052010s612020s13
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tanvir was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tanvir in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanvir

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Tanvir between 1987 and 2022, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tanvir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanvir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tanvir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanvir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanvir 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 266 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.

Tanvir at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

266

Since 1987

36 years of records

Peak year

1996

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1987

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tanvir popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1987

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
16
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20222015201020052001199619921987 5

Tanvir popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2001 (Tanvir as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2001 7

Tanvir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
105 births that decade — 39% of Tanvir's all-time total
1980s51990s822000s1052010s612020s13

Tanvir by state

Where Tanvir concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanvir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
63 23.7%
New York share of Tanvir's total US births 23.7%

63 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanvir?
266 babies have been named Tanvir since 1987. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 16 births.
When was Tanvir most popular?
Tanvir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Tanvir most popular?
The top states for the name Tanvir are New York (63 births).
How long has the name Tanvir been used?
Tanvir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 36 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tanvir?
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.

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, 1987–2022 (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.