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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Tanna

Tanna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1363rd with 91 babies. More babies were named Tanna in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197991 babies
Total since 1880
3,236babies recorded

Tanna popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#13,3437
2010#6,36421
2000#2,53960
1990#1,93572
1980#1,49381
1970#1,87647
1960#1,67246
1950#1,86627
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Tanna, counting every spelling?

Tanna is a spelling of Tana, a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Tana5#17,01744

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 old are people named Tanna?

About 3,000 people born in the US named Tanna are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 29 and 57. That makes Tanna mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Tanna by state

How common Tanna was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWA0.06Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesUT0.06Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.06New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Tanna, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Tanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tanna, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Tanna

How popular is the name Tanna?

Tanna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1363rd with 91 babies. More babies were named Tanna in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Tanna a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tanna in the US.

Where was Tanna most popular?

In 1977–1981, Tanna was most common in Utah (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Washington.