How Many People Are Named Tanyah?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Tanyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Tanyah peaked in popularity in 2004 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanyah 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 Tanyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2004
36 births
Total Registered
321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanyah
Tanyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tanyah as a female name
Ranked #17,495 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2004 (36 births)
Tanyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 213 babies were registered. Tanyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanyah by Decade
How has Tanyah 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.
Tanyah by State
Birth registrations for Tanyah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 5 Tanyahs were registered per state.
Tanyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tanyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanyah?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Tanyah 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 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanyah a common name?
Tanyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanyah most popular?
Tanyah reached peak popularity in 2004, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanyah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanyah a female name?
Tanyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanyah Smith, Tanyah Johnson, Tanyah 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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