Recorded 1971–1978 Girls' name Peak 1973 49 births

Tanyanika — girls' name

49 babies named Tanyanika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s49
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tanyanika was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tanyanika in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanyanika

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Tanyanika between 1971 and 1978, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanyanika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanyanika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanyanika 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 49 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.

Tanyanika at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

49

Since 1971

8 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1971

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1978

Tanyanika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1971

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 1978197719751974197319721971 6

Tanyanika by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 100% of Tanyanika's all-time total
1970s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanyanika?
49 babies have been named Tanyanika since 1971. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Tanyanika most popular?
Tanyanika was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Tanyanika been used?
Tanyanika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 8 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Tanyanika?
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, 1971–1978 (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.