How Many People Are Named Tana?
An estimated 7,672 people in the United States have the first name Tana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Tana peaked in popularity in 1962 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,672
About 1 in 44,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1962
241 births
Total Registered
9,275
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tana
Tana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,275 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Tana as a male name
Ranked #5,384 in 1975
6 male births in 1975
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Tana as a female name
Ranked #8,347 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (241 births)
Tana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tana span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,063 babies were registered. Tana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tana by Decade
How has Tana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tana by State
Birth registrations for Tana span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 134 Tanas were registered per state.
Tana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tana?
We estimate approximately 7,672 people named Tana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 44,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Tana a common name?
Tana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,275 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tana most popular?
Tana reached peak popularity in 1962, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tana is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tana a female name?
Tana is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tana Smith, Tana Johnson, Tana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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