Tani
Tani was the 13061st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1427th with 62 babies. More babies were named Tani in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,061 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196362 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,014babies recorded
Tani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1972.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,061 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #19,563 | 5 |
| 2000 | #9,812 | 10 |
| 1990 | #5,520 | 17 |
| 1980 | #8,984 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,194 | 21 |
| 1960 | #2,146 | 30 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tani, counting every spelling?
Tani is the most common spelling of a name family that had 7 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 7 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tani?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tani (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tani?
About 900 people born in the US named Tani are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 38 and 63. That makes Tani a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tani by state
How common Tani was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tani
How popular is the name Tani?
Tani was the 13061st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1427th with 62 babies. More babies were named Tani in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Tani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tani in the US.
Where was Tani most popular?
In 1961–1965, Tani was most common in Oregon (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Michigan.