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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedAKMaine: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 643 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedNHWashington: #326 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,508 boysWAIdaho: #213 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 704 boysIDMontana: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 550 boysMTNorth Dakota: #226 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysNDMinnesota: #339 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMNIllinois: #539 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,036 boysILWisconsin: #351 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,596 boysWIMichigan: #287 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,335 boysMINew York: #357 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,826 boysNYMassachusetts: #331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,790 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,106 boysORNevada: #392 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,695 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedSDIowa: #302 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,131 boysIAIndiana: #498 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,497 boysINOhio: #266 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,185 boysOHPennsylvania: #236 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,038 boysPANew Jersey: #520 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,024 boysNJConnecticut: #211 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 819 boysCTCalifornia: #524 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 3,214 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 838 boysUTColorado: #322 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,321 boysCONebraska: #331 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,253 boysNEMissouri: #322 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,425 boysMOKentucky: #240 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 935 boysKYWest Virginia: #160 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 536 boysWVVirginia: #261 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,105 boysVAMaryland: #251 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,044 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDEArizona: #395 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,776 boysAZNew Mexico: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,456 boysNMKansas: #357 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,524 boysKSArkansas: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,160 boysARTennessee: #291 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,136 boysTNNorth Carolina: #292 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,323 boysNCSouth Carolina: #227 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 909 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #609 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,957 boysOKLouisiana: #212 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 799 boysLAMississippi: #360 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,514 boysMSAlabama: #255 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 989 boysALGeorgia: #293 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,289 boysGAHawaii: #166 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 494 boysHITexas: #455 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 2,453 boysTXFlorida: #294 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,410 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#160 · 1 in 536
  2. Hawaii#166 · 1 in 494
  3. Maine#194 · 1 in 643
  4. Montana#195 · 1 in 550
  5. Connecticut#211 · 1 in 819

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#160131 in 536
Hawaii#16671 in 494
Maine#19461 in 643
Montana#19561 in 550
Connecticut#211161 in 819
Louisiana#212271 in 799
Idaho#213111 in 704
Utah#220231 in 838
North Dakota#22651 in 673
South Carolina#227221 in 909
Pennsylvania#236521 in 1,038
Kentucky#240211 in 935
Maryland#251241 in 1,044
Alabama#255221 in 989
Virginia#261351 in 1,105
Ohio#266461 in 1,185
Oregon#280141 in 1,106
Michigan#287321 in 1,335
Tennessee#291301 in 1,136
North Carolina#292371 in 1,323
Georgia#293391 in 1,289
Florida#294641 in 1,410
Iowa#302121 in 1,131
Arkansas#305111 in 1,160
Colorado#322191 in 1,321
Missouri#322201 in 1,425
Washington#326221 in 1,508
Massachusetts#331151 in 1,790
Nebraska#33171 in 1,253
Minnesota#339171 in 1,471
Wisconsin#351151 in 1,596
Kansas#35791 in 1,524
New York#357481 in 1,826
Mississippi#36081 in 1,514
New Mexico#37951 in 1,456
Nevada#39271 in 1,695
Arizona#395181 in 1,776
Texas#455691 in 2,453
Indiana#498131 in 2,497
New Jersey#520131 in 3,024
California#524591 in 3,214
Illinois#539181 in 3,036
Oklahoma#60961 in 2,957
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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 2020

girls
#3,450
44 births · 1 in 36,740 girls
boys
#333
980 births · 1 in 1,761 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #3,450Tanner44

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #333Tanner980
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 36,740 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 80.3% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #3,399Wynonna45
  2. #3,399Xitlaly45
  3. #3,399Zuleyka45
  4. #3,450Tanner44
  5. #3,450Adelynne44
  6. #3,450Alyah44
  7. #3,450Amariyah44
  8. #3,498Abygail43
  9. #3,498Aleyza43
  10. #3,498Aline43

Tied with 47 names at #3,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,761 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #330Rory997
  2. #331Odin992
  3. #332Cristian988
  4. #333Tanner980
  5. #334Sean976
  6. #335Julius971
  7. #336Callum968
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →