Girls' name · since 2003
Tanyiah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Tanyiah, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanyiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 130 have been recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Tanyiah recorded 130 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #24,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanyiah ranks #24,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanyiah's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Tanyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanyiah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tanyiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Tanyiah's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Tanyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (68% of all-time use).
Tanyiah by state
Where Tanyiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 130 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanyiah's data
- Tanyiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Tanyiahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Tanyiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Tanyiah 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.