How Many People Are Named Tanis?
people named Tanis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 251,312 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,529 babies named Tanis in Social Security records from 1926 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Greek form of TANITH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tanis, 62.2% were girls and 37.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Tanis fell from 97% in the 1940s to 10.9% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tanis alive today is about 42 years old, and 39% are under 30. Half of them were between 24 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tanis first appears in the records in 1926 and was given most often in 1948, to 43 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1926 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Tanis has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,516, in 1948. Among boys, its best rank was #2,890, in 1997.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,516 (1948) | #2,890 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,411 in the 1970s | #4,356 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tanis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tanis were born in California than in any other state: about 14 of those alive today.
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