Girls' name · since 1968
Tanzania
Tanzania has 667 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 667
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanzania sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 667 recorded since 1968.
Tanzania has 667 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2008.
- #9,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 667 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanzania ranks #9,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 667 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 667
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanzania's 667 recorded births place it above 86.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tanzania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanzania's full recorded timeline at 1989, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanzania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tanzania by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (282 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Tanzania's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tanzania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
282 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 282 births (42% of all-time use).
How Tanzania compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tanzania's total volume
Tanzania by state
Where Tanzania concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 2.7% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
18 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanzania's data
- Tanzania's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (282 total births) through the 2000s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tanzanias (18 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 Tanzania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1968–2008 (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 Tanzania 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.