How Many People Are Named Tanny?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Tanny. It is predominantly female (94.7%). The average bearer is 61 years old, and Tanny peaked in popularity in 1961 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanny 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 Tanny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.7% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1961
12 births
Total Registered
187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanny
Tanny is predominantly female (94.7%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tanny as a male name
Ranked #4,595 in 1961
5 male births in 1961
Peak: 1948 (5 births)
Tanny as a female name
Ranked #11,119 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1975 (12 births)
Tanny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanny span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 91 babies were registered. While Tanny is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tanny by Decade
How has Tanny 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.
Tanny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tanny
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tanny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanny?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Tanny 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanny a common name?
Tanny is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanny most popular?
Tanny reached peak popularity in 1961, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanny is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanny a female name?
Tanny is predominantly female. 94.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanny Smith, Tanny Johnson, Tanny 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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