Recorded 1956–1986 Girls' name Peak 1963 168 births

Tanza — girls' name

168 babies named Tanza in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191960s711970s551980s23
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tanza was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tanza in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanza

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Tanza between 1956 and 1986, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanza performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanza 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 168 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.

Tanza at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

168

Since 1956

31 years of records

Peak year

1963

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1956

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1986

Tanza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1956

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1963)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 198619791974197119681965196219591956 6

Tanza by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
71 births that decade — 42% of Tanza's all-time total
1950s191960s711970s551980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanza?
168 babies have been named Tanza since 1956. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1963 with 11 births.
When was Tanza most popular?
Tanza was most popular in the 1960s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Tanza been used?
Tanza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 31 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Tanza?
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.

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, 1956–1986 (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.