Girls' name · since 2003
Tanylah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Tanylah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tanylah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 164 have been recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanylah has been recorded 164 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #21,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanylah ranks #21,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tanylah's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanylah's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tanylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Tanylah's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tanylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Tanylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- 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 Tanylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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 Tanylah 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.