How popular is the name Tanner?

Tanner ranks 319th among boys' names in US records, with 100,057 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,944.

Is Tanner a unisex name?

No. Tanner is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 4,737 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Taner. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#319 of boy names

Pronounced T AE1 N ER0 (ARPABET)

Tanner is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 100,057 children — the 319th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 54% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 4,737 children were given it.

Taner is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1998Boys: 4,737Girls: 123

These spellings sound identical to Tanner and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Tanner?: Tanner ranks 319th among boys' names in US records, with 100,057 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,944.
Is Tanner a unisex name?: No. Tanner is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tanner most popular?: 1998, when 4,737 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Tanner spelled?: Taner. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.