Girls' name · since 1996
Tanyah
Tanyah has 321 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 321 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanyah has been recorded 321 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2022.
- #15,369 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 321 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanyah ranks #15,369 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 321 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanyah's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Tanyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanyah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Tanyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (213 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Tanyah's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Tanyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
213 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 213 births (66% of all-time use).
Tanyah by state
Where Tanyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.6% |
6 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Tanyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Tanyahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1996–2022 (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 Tanyah 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.