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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 628 boysAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMEVermont: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysVTNew Hampshire: #132 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,022 boysNHWashington: #89 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 400 boysWAIdaho: #65 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 223 boysIDMontana: #39 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 126 boysMTNorth Dakota: #29 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 96 boysNDMinnesota: #78 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 309 boysMNIllinois: #229 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,458 boysILWisconsin: #106 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 606 boysWIMichigan: #193 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,402 boysMINew York: #440 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 4,200 boysNYMassachusetts: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,191 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedRIOregon: #82 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 352 boysORNevada: #134 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 611 boysNVWyoming: #75 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 262 boysWYSouth Dakota: #33 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 106 boysSDIowa: #57 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 197 boysIAIndiana: #107 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 563 boysINOhio: #193 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,503 boysOHPennsylvania: #172 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,360 boysPANew Jersey: #509 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,936 boysNJConnecticut: #345 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,594 boysCTCalifornia: #226 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 1,333 boysCAUtah: #51 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 184 boysUTColorado: #91 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 398 boysCONebraska: #62 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 204 boysNEMissouri: #116 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 703 boysMOKentucky: #164 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,179 boysKYWest Virginia: #108 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 574 boysWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,558 boysVAMaryland: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,632 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDEArizona: #105 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 461 boysAZNew Mexico: #171 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 821 boysNMKansas: #49 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 179 boysKSArkansas: #111 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 483 boysARTennessee: #132 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 786 boysTNNorth Carolina: #167 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,071 boysNCSouth Carolina: #387 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,907 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tanner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #60 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 232 boysOKLouisiana: #185 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 885 boysLAMississippi: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,523 boysMSAlabama: #175 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 910 boysALGeorgia: #212 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,280 boysGAHawaii: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,392 boysHITexas: #141 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 655 boysTXFlorida: #282 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,936 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#29 · 1 in 96
  2. South Dakota#33 · 1 in 106
  3. Montana#39 · 1 in 126
  4. Kansas#49 · 1 in 179
  5. Utah#51 · 1 in 184

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#29441 in 96
South Dakota#33431 in 106
Montana#39351 in 126
Kansas#49901 in 179
Utah#51901 in 184
Iowa#57911 in 197
Oklahoma#60891 in 232
Nebraska#62521 in 204
Idaho#65311 in 223
Wyoming#7591 in 262
Minnesota#781001 in 309
Oregon#82561 in 352
Washington#89901 in 400
Colorado#91611 in 398
Arizona#105661 in 461
Wisconsin#106541 in 606
Indiana#107711 in 563
West Virginia#108181 in 574
Arkansas#111311 in 483
Missouri#116531 in 703
Vermont#12151 in 630
New Hampshire#13271 in 1,022
Tennessee#132451 in 786
Nevada#134151 in 611
Alaska#13771 in 628
Texas#1412341 in 655
Kentucky#164211 in 1,179
North Carolina#167431 in 1,071
New Mexico#171141 in 821
Pennsylvania#172591 in 1,360
Alabama#175291 in 910
Louisiana#185351 in 885
Maine#18751 in 1,471
Michigan#193491 in 1,402
Ohio#193531 in 1,503
Georgia#212381 in 1,280
Virginia#214271 in 1,558
California#2262161 in 1,333
Illinois#229601 in 1,458
Mississippi#254111 in 1,523
Hawaii#25751 in 1,392
Florida#282461 in 1,936
Connecticut#34561 in 3,594
Massachusetts#38581 in 5,191
Maryland#38791 in 3,632
South Carolina#38781 in 2,907
New York#440321 in 4,200
New Jersey#50991 in 5,936
Delaware———
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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 1991

girls
#2,989
38 births · 1 in 49,342 girls
boys
#141
2,272 births · 1 in 889 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #2,989Tanner38

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #141Tanner2,272
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 49,342 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 80.7% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #2,935Stephen39
  2. #2,935Trudy39
  3. #2,935Xochilt39
  4. #2,989Tanner38
  5. #2,989Ashlin38
  6. #2,989Carlye38
  7. #2,989Celestine38
  8. #3,036Analicia37
  9. #3,036Azaria37
  10. #3,036Britanie37

Tied with 46 names at #2,989; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 889 of them was named Tanner, which outranked 98.5% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tanner
  1. #138Dennis2,314
  2. #139Colin2,294
  3. #140Andre2,283
  4. #141Tanner2,272
  5. #142Edgar2,267
  6. #143Henry2,260
  7. #144Johnny2,246
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →