US rank #9972 Girls' name Peak 2021 163 births

Tanylah — #9972 US girls' name

163 babies named Tanylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s902020s51
#9972
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tanylah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tanylah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Tanylah between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanylah currently holds the #9972 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanylah 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 163 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.

Tanylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

163

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2021

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,972

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tanylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092003 5

Tanylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 55% of Tanylah's all-time total
2000s222010s902020s51

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanylah?
163 babies have been named Tanylah since 2003. It currently ranks #9972 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 15 births.
When was Tanylah most popular?
Tanylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Tanylah been used?
Tanylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tanylah?
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.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.