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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #107 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 369 boysAKMaine: #103 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 367 boysMEVermont: #92 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 337 boysVTNew Hampshire: #89 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 331 boysNHWashington: #62 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 239 boysWAIdaho: #34 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 141 boysIDMontana: #43 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 148 boysMTNorth Dakota: #20 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 84 boysNDMinnesota: #71 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 255 boysMNIllinois: #147 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 670 boysILWisconsin: #59 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 212 boysWIMichigan: #99 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 460 boysMINew York: #218 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,397 boysNYMassachusetts: #219 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,647 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedRIOregon: #46 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 188 boysORNevada: #109 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 399 boysNVWyoming: #51 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 146 boysWYSouth Dakota: #16 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 85 boysSDIowa: #47 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 165 boysIAIndiana: #86 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 374 boysINOhio: #93 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 430 boysOHPennsylvania: #83 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 387 boysPANew Jersey: #259 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,843 boysNJConnecticut: #128 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 673 boysCTCalifornia: #172 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 789 boysCAUtah: #20 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 118 boysUTColorado: #81 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 299 boysCONebraska: #45 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 167 boysNEMissouri: #67 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 239 boysMOKentucky: #62 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 230 boysKYWest Virginia: #60 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 204 boysWVVirginia: #95 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 466 boysVAMaryland: #167 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 958 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 527 boysDEArizona: #82 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 321 boysAZNew Mexico: #204 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 887 boysNMKansas: #46 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 177 boysKSArkansas: #53 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 213 boysARTennessee: #60 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 265 boysTNNorth Carolina: #81 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 383 boysNCSouth Carolina: #98 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 454 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #46 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 191 boysOKLouisiana: #100 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 419 boysLAMississippi: #59 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 273 boysMSAlabama: #63 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 309 boysALGeorgia: #129 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 630 boysGAHawaii: #92 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 346 boysHITexas: #137 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 571 boysTXFlorida: #137 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 709 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#16 · 1 in 85
  2. North Dakota#20 · 1 in 84
  3. Utah#20 · 1 in 118
  4. Idaho#34 · 1 in 141
  5. Montana#43 · 1 in 148

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#16461 in 85
North Dakota#20411 in 84
Utah#201781 in 118
Idaho#34561 in 141
Montana#43271 in 148
Nebraska#45611 in 167
Kansas#46931 in 177
Oklahoma#461081 in 191
Oregon#461051 in 188
Iowa#471011 in 165
Wyoming#51121 in 146
Arkansas#53701 in 213
Mississippi#59571 in 273
Wisconsin#591391 in 212
Tennessee#601381 in 265
West Virginia#60451 in 204
Kentucky#621051 in 230
Washington#621451 in 239
Alabama#63821 in 309
Missouri#671441 in 239
Minnesota#711151 in 255
Colorado#81951 in 299
North Carolina#811351 in 383
Arizona#821181 in 321
Pennsylvania#831701 in 387
Indiana#861051 in 374
New Hampshire#89181 in 331
Hawaii#92151 in 346
Vermont#9271 in 337
Ohio#931641 in 430
Virginia#95881 in 466
South Carolina#98461 in 454
Michigan#991291 in 460
Louisiana#100651 in 419
Maine#103151 in 367
Alaska#10791 in 369
Nevada#109311 in 399
Delaware#11681 in 527
Connecticut#128271 in 673
Georgia#129881 in 630
Florida#1371261 in 709
Texas#1373001 in 571
Illinois#1471201 in 670
Maryland#167301 in 958
California#1723141 in 789
New Mexico#204121 in 887
New York#218821 in 1,397
Massachusetts#219221 in 1,647
New Jersey#259261 in 1,843
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 2000

girls
#1,719
102 births · 1 in 17,804 girls
boys
#93
4,235 births · 1 in 464 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #1,719Tanner102

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #93Tanner4,235
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 17,804 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 90.3% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #1,705Vera103
  2. #1,705Yazmine103
  3. #1,705Zaira103
  4. #1,719Tanner102
  5. #1,719Ciana102
  6. #1,719Ester102
  7. #1,719Gisel102
  8. #1,730Anastacia101
  9. #1,730Briza101
  10. #1,730Jacinda101

Tied with 10 names at #1,719; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 464 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 99.2% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #90Jesse4,485
  2. #91Dalton4,445
  3. #92Bryce4,319
  4. #93Tanner4,235
  5. #94Kenneth4,152
  6. #95Stephen4,137
  7. #96Jake4,091
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →