Recorded 1939–1942 Girls' name Peak 1939 22 births

Thanna — girls' name

22 babies named Thanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s171940s5
1930s
Peak decade

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

1939
Single peak year

17 babies were named Thanna in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Thanna between 1939 and 1942, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thanna performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thanna 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 22 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.

Thanna at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

22

Since 1939

4 years of records

Peak year

1939

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1939

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1942

Thanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1939

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1939)
17
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
05101520 19421939 17

Thanna by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
17 births that decade — 77% of Thanna's all-time total
1930s171940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thanna?
22 babies have been named Thanna since 1939. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1939 with 17 births.
When was Thanna most popular?
Thanna was most popular in the 1930s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Thanna been used?
Thanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 4 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Thanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thalia, Thais, Thania, Thao, 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, 1939–1942 (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.