How Many People Are Named Taner?
An estimated 567 people in the United States have the first name Taner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Taner peaked in popularity in 1994 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taner 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 Taner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
567
About 1 in 604,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1994
35 births
Total Registered
579
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taner
Taner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 579 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Taner as a male name
Ranked #12,136 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (35 births)
Taner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taner span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 265 babies were registered. Taner has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taner by Decade
How has Taner 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.
Taner by State
Taner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taner
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taner?
We estimate approximately 567 people named Taner 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 604,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Taner a common name?
Taner is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 579 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taner most popular?
Taner reached peak popularity in 1994, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taner is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taner a male name?
Taner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taner Smith, Taner Johnson, Taner 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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