How Many People Are Named Tanis?
An estimated 1,299 people in the United States have the first name Tanis. It is used for both genders, with 65.0% female. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tanis peaked in popularity in 1948 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanis 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 Tanis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tanis has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
1,299
About 1 in 263,860 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
65.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1948
43 births
Total Registered
1,529
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanis
Tanis is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.0%) and females (65.0%). Out of 1,529 total births registered, 535 were male and 994 were female.
Tanis as a male name
Ranked #12,142 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (30 births)
Tanis as a female name
Ranked #15,027 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (38 births)
Tanis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanis span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 278 babies were registered. Tanis has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanis by Decade
How has Tanis 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.
Tanis by State
Birth registrations for Tanis span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 9 Taniss were registered per state.
Tanis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tanis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanis?
We estimate approximately 1,299 people named Tanis 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 263,860 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanis a common name?
Tanis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,529 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanis most popular?
Tanis reached peak popularity in 1948, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanis is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanis a female name?
Tanis is predominantly female. 65.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanis Smith, Tanis Johnson, Tanis 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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