Recorded 1997–2010 Boys' name Peak 2005 151 births

Tanyon — boys' name

151 babies named Tanyon in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s1172010s6
2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Tanyon was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tanyon in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanyon

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Tanyon between 1997 and 2010, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tanyon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanyon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanyon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanyon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanyon 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 151 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.

Tanyon at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

151

Since 1997

14 years of records

Peak year

2005

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1997

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tanyon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1997

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2005)
24
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
0510152025 20102008200620042002200019981997 15

Tanyon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 77% of Tanyon's all-time total
1990s282000s1172010s6

Tanyon by state

Where Tanyon concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanyon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.3%
New York share of Tanyon's total US births 3.3%

5 of 151 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanyon?
151 babies have been named Tanyon since 1997. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2005 with 24 births.
When was Tanyon most popular?
Tanyon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Tanyon most popular?
The top states for the name Tanyon are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tanyon been used?
Tanyon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 14 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tanyon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanner, Tandy, Tan, Taner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2010 (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.