Girls' name · since 1939
Thanna
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Thanna, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1939
- 1930s
- peak decade
22 girls have been named Thanna since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thanna has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1942.
- #45,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1939
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thanna ranks #45,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1939, peaking in the 1930s.
- #45,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1939
- 1930s
- peak decade
Thanna's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thanna splits its recorded history at 1942: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1942
- Peak year (1939)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Thanna by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1930s was Thanna's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Thanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thanna's data
- Thanna's decade-level peak was the 1930s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1939–1942 (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 Thanna 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.