How Many People Are Named Tannis?
An estimated 275 people in the United States have the first name Tannis. It is predominantly female (98.4%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Tannis peaked in popularity in 1974 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tannis 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 Tannis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
275
About 1 in 1,246,379 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.4% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1974
14 births
Total Registered
322
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tannis
Tannis is predominantly female (98.4%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tannis as a male name
Ranked #13,782 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 2006 (5 births)
Tannis as a female name
Ranked #12,889 in 2005
8 female births in 2005
Peak: 1974 (14 births)
Tannis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tannis span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 83 babies were registered. Tannis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tannis by Decade
How has Tannis 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.
Tannis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tannis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tannis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tannis?
We estimate approximately 275 people named Tannis 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 1,246,379 Americans share this first name.
Is Tannis a common name?
Tannis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 322 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tannis most popular?
Tannis reached peak popularity in 1974, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tannis is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tannis a female name?
Tannis is predominantly female. 98.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tannis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tannis Smith, Tannis Johnson, Tannis 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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