Boys' name · since 1997
Tanyon
Tanyon has 151 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanyon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 151 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanyon has been recorded 151 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1997 to 2010.
- #14,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 151 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanyon ranks #14,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanyon's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tanyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanyon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanyon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2010
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tanyon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Tanyon's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Tanyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (77% of all-time use).
Tanyon by state
Where Tanyon concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 151 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanyon's data
- Tanyon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tanyons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tanyon: 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 (~13 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, 1997–2010 (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 Tanyon 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.