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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,332 boysNHWashington: #119 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 680 boysWAIdaho: #85 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 352 boysIDMontana: #84 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 307 boysMTNorth Dakota: #37 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 125 boysNDMinnesota: #114 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 686 boysMNIllinois: #328 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,630 boysILWisconsin: #171 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,439 boysWIMichigan: #418 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,629 boysMINew York: #823 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 12,264 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedRIOregon: #119 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 671 boysORNevada: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,332 boysNVWyoming: #76 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 270 boysWYSouth Dakota: #47 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 151 boysSDIowa: #72 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 304 boysIAIndiana: #153 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,100 boysINOhio: #325 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,719 boysOHPennsylvania: #388 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,789 boysPANew Jersey: #583 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,869 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #323 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 2,583 boysCAUtah: #74 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 272 boysUTColorado: #126 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 711 boysCONebraska: #94 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 423 boysNEMissouri: #172 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,218 boysMOKentucky: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,038 boysKYWest Virginia: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,052 boysWVVirginia: #355 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,488 boysVAMaryland: #493 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,417 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDEArizona: #140 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 673 boysAZNew Mexico: #350 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,326 boysNMKansas: #66 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 247 boysKSArkansas: #167 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 959 boysARTennessee: #229 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,732 boysTNNorth Carolina: #324 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,721 boysNCSouth Carolina: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,948 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #83 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 395 boysOKLouisiana: #381 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,659 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedMSAlabama: #325 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,703 boysALGeorgia: #288 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,061 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedHITexas: #210 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 1,114 boysTXFlorida: #322 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,351 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#37 · 1 in 125
  2. South Dakota#47 · 1 in 151
  3. Kansas#66 · 1 in 247
  4. Iowa#72 · 1 in 304
  5. Utah#74 · 1 in 272

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#37371 in 125
South Dakota#47311 in 151
Kansas#66691 in 247
Iowa#72601 in 304
Utah#74611 in 272
Wyoming#7691 in 270
Oklahoma#83521 in 395
Montana#84151 in 307
Idaho#85191 in 352
Nebraska#94261 in 423
Minnesota#114461 in 686
Oregon#119291 in 671
Washington#119501 in 680
Colorado#126341 in 711
Arizona#140451 in 673
New Hampshire#15161 in 1,332
Indiana#153361 in 1,100
Arkansas#167161 in 959
Wisconsin#171231 in 1,439
Missouri#172311 in 1,218
Nevada#21061 in 1,332
Texas#2101331 in 1,114
West Virginia#21551 in 2,052
Kentucky#219121 in 2,038
Tennessee#229201 in 1,732
Georgia#288241 in 2,061
Florida#322381 in 2,351
California#3231041 in 2,583
North Carolina#324171 in 2,721
Alabama#325101 in 2,703
Ohio#325211 in 3,719
Illinois#328331 in 2,630
New Mexico#35051 in 2,326
Virginia#355121 in 3,488
South Carolina#36781 in 2,948
Louisiana#381121 in 2,659
Pennsylvania#388171 in 4,789
Michigan#418151 in 4,629
Maryland#49351 in 6,417
New Jersey#58371 in 7,869
New York#823111 in 12,264
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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 1989

girls
#7,449
10 births · 1 in 184,355 girls
boys
#220
1,235 births · 1 in 1,620 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #7,449Tanner10

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #220Tanner1,235
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 184,355 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 48.8% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #6,955Zanna11
  2. #6,955Zully11
  3. #6,955Zykia11
  4. #7,449Tanner10
  5. #7,449Aaren10
  6. #7,449Addy10
  7. #7,449Adella10
  8. #8,037Aarti9
  9. #8,037Abbigayle9
  10. #8,037Abbye9

Tied with 587 names at #7,449; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,620 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 97.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #217Roy1,258
  2. #218Cesar1,244
  3. #219Noah1,242
  4. #220Tanner1,235
  5. #221Dominique1,233
  6. #222Bruce1,212
  7. #223Eddie1,211
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →