Girls' name · since 1969
Tany
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.
- #41,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tany is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Tany recorded 28 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1988.
- #41,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tany ranks #41,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tany's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tany splits its recorded history at 1974: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tany by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Tany's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Tany's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1969–1988 (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 Tany 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.