Recorded 1969–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 28 births

Tany — girls' name

28 babies named Tany in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s121980s11
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tany was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tany in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tany

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Tany between 1969 and 1988, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tany performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tany shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tany 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 28 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.

Tany at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

28

Since 1969

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1969

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1988

Tany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1969

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1988197419711969 5

Tany by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 43% of Tany's all-time total
1960s51970s121980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tany?
28 babies have been named Tany since 1969. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Tany most popular?
Tany was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Tany been used?
Tany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 20 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Tany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1969–1988 (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.