Tanner

#3,517 for girls in 2025, 43 births · #475 for boys in 2025, 641 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1998 · 4,704 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
97,625
since 1913

Tanner over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #82, 1998boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,51743#475641
2024#3,11951#441714
2023#3,22550#432721
2022#3,41646#411784
2021#3,15751#359905
2020#3,45044#333980
2019#3,49944#3281,019
2018#3,10752#3011,142
2017#3,14551#2721,331
2016#3,01055#2371,605
2015#2,59069#2241,715
2014#2,88859#2071,866
2013#2,72663#1972,050
2012#2,93558#1782,182
2011#3,05155#1822,139
2010#3,07554#1762,136
2009#3,67743#1592,453
2008#2,85562#1632,419
2007#2,45776#1502,732
2006#2,55571#1422,867
2005#2,45771#1313,075
2004#2,04489#1253,232
2003#2,55663#1203,390
2002#2,37967#1113,446
2001#2,01384#1013,832
2000#1,719102#934,235
1999#1,442121#874,521
1998#1,392123#824,704
1997#1,419117#824,676
1996#1,519105#904,180
1995#1,456110#864,320
1994#1,59495#963,923
1993#1,538101#983,768
1992#2,31856#1013,641
1991#2,98938#1412,272
1990#8,5019#2201,387
1989#7,44910#2201,235
1988#6,27712#259906
1987#6,33511#300719
1986#5,75712#342561
1985#6,9559#359514
1984#8,1537#409407
1983#10,2755#407401
1982#6,8889#446362
1981—#504278
1980#8,1787#476311
1979#5,75111#476299
1978—#645169
1977—#773121
1976—#97373
1975—#1,23847
1974—#1,50134
1973—#1,78225
1972—#2,08019
1971—#2,55814
1970—#2,29316
1969—#3,3148
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Tanner! It came in at #2,496, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914–1920, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tanner is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedNHWashington: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,491 boysWAIdaho: #179 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,134 boysIDMontana: #92 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 373 boysMTNorth Dakota: #78 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 286 boysNDMinnesota: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,808 boysMNIllinois: #598 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,982 boysILWisconsin: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,320 boysWIMichigan: #687 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,763 boysMINew York: #1,180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 24,439 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedRIOregon: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,383 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #91 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 434 boysSDIowa: #132 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 907 boysIAIndiana: #431 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,159 boysINOhio: #435 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,863 boysOHPennsylvania: #460 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,721 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #454 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 4,756 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 551 boysUTColorado: #186 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,399 boysCONebraska: #103 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 585 boysNEMissouri: #307 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,270 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #225 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDEArizona: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,183 boysAZNew Mexico: #304 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,892 boysNMKansas: #112 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 575 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedARTennessee: #281 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,610 boysTNNorth Carolina: #400 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,089 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #153 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 937 boysOKLouisiana: #484 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,256 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedMSAlabama: #441 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,056 boysALGeorgia: #517 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,312 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedHITexas: #278 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,852 boysTXFlorida: #533 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,368 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#78 · 1 in 286
  2. South Dakota#91 · 1 in 434
  3. Montana#92 · 1 in 373
  4. Nebraska#103 · 1 in 585
  5. Utah#112 · 1 in 551

Best ever in a state: #10 in Wyoming, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#78181 in 286
South Dakota#91111 in 434
Montana#92141 in 373
Nebraska#103191 in 585
Kansas#112301 in 575
Utah#112301 in 551
Iowa#132201 in 907
Oklahoma#153241 in 937
Idaho#17961 in 1,134
Minnesota#181171 in 1,808
Oregon#185131 in 1,383
Colorado#186181 in 1,399
Washington#194211 in 1,491
Arizona#199231 in 1,183
West Virginia#22551 in 2,223
Texas#278791 in 1,852
Wisconsin#280101 in 3,320
Tennessee#281121 in 2,610
New Mexico#30461 in 1,892
Missouri#307111 in 3,270
North Carolina#400101 in 4,089
Indiana#43161 in 6,159
Ohio#435111 in 6,863
Alabama#44151 in 5,056
California#454481 in 4,756
Pennsylvania#460101 in 7,721
Louisiana#48481 in 4,256
Georgia#51771 in 6,312
Florida#533121 in 6,368
Illinois#598101 in 7,982
Michigan#68751 in 12,763
New York#1,18051 in 24,439
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tanner
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 34 spots since 2024 (#441 → #475)
  • 142 spots since 2020 (#333 → #475)
  • 251 spots since 2015 (#224 → #475)
  • Biggest jump: 265 spots in 1976 (#1,238 → #973)
  • Biggest drop: 52 spots in 2022 (#359 → #411)
Rise & fade · boys
85 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1998 at #82 (4,704 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1993–2000
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1976–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 403
  • Highest: 1 in 403 boys born in 1997 were named Tanner (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,665 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
  • Its best rank, #82 in 1998, was only 1 in 406 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 38.3% of all boys named Tanner (37,392) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s21#2,496 (1913)#3,599
1920s22#3,869 (1921)#4,075
1930s7#3,289 (1930)#3,289
1940s0——
1950s8#2,770 (1950)#2,770
1960s53#2,673 (1963)#3,281
1970s817#476 (1979)#1,432
1980s5,694#220 (1989)#372
1990s37,392#82 (1998)#108
2000s31,681#93 (2000)#130
2010s17,185#176 (2010)#230
2020s4,745#333 (2020)#409

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tanner in 1986

girls
#5,757
12 births · 1 in 142,962 girls
boys
#342
561 births · 1 in 3,283 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #5,757Tanner12

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #342Tanner561
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 142,962 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 55.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #5,459Yetunde13
  2. #5,459Young13
  3. #5,459Yuko13
  4. #5,757Tanner12
  5. #5,757Adreanna12
  6. #5,757Adrena12
  7. #5,757Adrienna12
  8. #6,156Aaren11
  9. #6,156Aarica11
  10. #6,156Abeer11

Tied with 398 names at #5,757; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 3,283 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 95.6% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #339Graham564
  2. #340Angelo563
  3. #340Eli563
  4. #342Tanner561
  5. #342Damon561
  6. #344Rodolfo560
  7. #345Clint558
  8. #346Rudy557

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →