How Many People Are Named Tanea?
An estimated 714 people in the United States have the first name Tanea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Tanea peaked in popularity in 1998 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanea 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 Tanea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
714
About 1 in 480,048 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1998
29 births
Total Registered
745
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanea
Tanea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 745 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tanea as a female name
Ranked #15,373 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1998 (29 births)
Tanea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanea span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 219 babies were registered. Tanea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanea by Decade
How has Tanea 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.
Tanea by State
Birth registrations for Tanea span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, California. On average, about 9 Taneas were registered per state.
Tanea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tanea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanea?
We estimate approximately 714 people named Tanea 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 480,048 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanea a common name?
Tanea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 745 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanea most popular?
Tanea reached peak popularity in 1998, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanea is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanea a female name?
Tanea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanea Smith, Tanea Johnson, Tanea 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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