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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #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
1968—#2,73510
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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 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #99 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 369 boysAKMaine: #113 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 437 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 181 boysVTNew Hampshire: #110 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 433 boysNHWashington: #46 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 195 boysWAIdaho: #25 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 106 boysIDMontana: #22 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 91 boysMTNorth Dakota: #29 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 107 boysNDMinnesota: #46 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 180 boysMNIllinois: #123 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 546 boysILWisconsin: #48 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 188 boysWIMichigan: #106 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 506 boysMINew York: #212 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,373 boysNYMassachusetts: #214 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,748 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedRIOregon: #38 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 146 boysORNevada: #105 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 419 boysNVWyoming: #26 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 92 boysWYSouth Dakota: #14 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 78 boysSDIowa: #37 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 132 boysIAIndiana: #67 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 276 boysINOhio: #86 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 378 boysOHPennsylvania: #78 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 371 boysPANew Jersey: #214 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,520 boysNJConnecticut: #140 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 846 boysCTCalifornia: #157 for boys · 348 births · 1 in 699 boysCAUtah: #20 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 108 boysUTColorado: #67 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 259 boysCONebraska: #52 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 196 boysNEMissouri: #56 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 221 boysMOKentucky: #54 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 223 boysKYWest Virginia: #57 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 198 boysWVVirginia: #92 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 446 boysVAMaryland: #146 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 814 boysMDDelaware: #89 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 388 boysDEArizona: #72 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 286 boysAZNew Mexico: #109 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 415 boysNMKansas: #37 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 136 boysKSArkansas: #50 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 203 boysARTennessee: #45 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 220 boysTNNorth Carolina: #76 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 354 boysNCSouth Carolina: #108 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 540 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #38 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 148 boysOKLouisiana: #95 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 419 boysLAMississippi: #80 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 365 boysMSAlabama: #70 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 328 boysALGeorgia: #97 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 461 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 517 boysHITexas: #119 for boys · 321 births · 1 in 500 boysTXFlorida: #114 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 545 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#14 · 1 in 78
  2. Utah#20 · 1 in 108
  3. Montana#22 · 1 in 91
  4. Idaho#25 · 1 in 106
  5. Wyoming#26 · 1 in 92

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#14511 in 78
Utah#201831 in 108
Montana#22441 in 91
Idaho#25721 in 106
Wyoming#26211 in 92
North Dakota#29331 in 107
Iowa#371241 in 132
Kansas#371161 in 136
Oklahoma#381401 in 148
Oregon#381371 in 146
Tennessee#451641 in 220
Minnesota#461581 in 180
Washington#461771 in 195
Wisconsin#481541 in 188
Arkansas#50711 in 203
Nebraska#52511 in 196
Kentucky#541051 in 223
Missouri#561571 in 221
West Virginia#57451 in 198
Vermont#58131 in 181
Colorado#671011 in 259
Indiana#671381 in 276
Alabama#70771 in 328
Arizona#721221 in 286
North Carolina#761371 in 354
Pennsylvania#781801 in 371
Mississippi#80421 in 365
Ohio#861851 in 378
Delaware#89101 in 388
Virginia#92891 in 446
Louisiana#95651 in 419
Georgia#971121 in 461
Alaska#9991 in 369
Nevada#105271 in 419
Michigan#1061181 in 506
South Carolina#108381 in 540
New Mexico#109261 in 415
New Hampshire#110141 in 433
Maine#113131 in 437
Florida#1141591 in 545
Texas#1193211 in 500
Illinois#1231471 in 546
Hawaii#132101 in 517
Connecticut#140221 in 846
Maryland#146351 in 814
California#1573481 in 699
New York#212841 in 1,373
Massachusetts#214211 in 1,748
New Jersey#214321 in 1,520
District of Columbia———
Rhode Island———

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 1998

girls
#1,392
123 births · 1 in 14,365 girls
boys
#82
4,704 births · 1 in 406 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #1,392Tanner123

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #82Tanner4,704
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 14,365 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 91.6% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #1,382Neha124
  2. #1,382Rivka124
  3. #1,382Yulisa124
  4. #1,392Tanner123
  5. #1,392Aislinn123
  6. #1,392Bethanie123
  7. #1,392Christal123
  8. #1,405Chantelle122
  9. #1,405Ginger122
  10. #1,405Hayleigh122

Tied with 12 names at #1,392; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 406 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 99.3% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #79Antonio4,943
  2. #80Garrett4,789
  3. #81Angel4,772
  4. #82Tanner4,704
  5. #83Mason4,658
  6. #84Spencer4,619
  7. #85Blake4,607
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →