How Many People Are Named Tanaka?
people named Tanaka are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,589,279 people in the US has this name
Based on 139 babies named Tanaka in Social Security records from 1972 to 2005, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tanaka, 92.8% were girls and 7.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tanaka alive today is about 45 years old, and 89% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 45 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tanaka first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 1976, to 19 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2005.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2005
🏆 Rank History
Tanaka has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,332, in 1973.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,332 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,695 in the 1970s |
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