Tanner Boy
How popular is Tanner?
#475 boy name in 2025
641 baby boys were named Tanner in the US in 2025, making it the 475th most popular boy name. Another 43 girls got the name (#3,516 for girls).
98,018living people named Tanner (est.)
25median age of people named Tanner
100,166babies named Tanner since 1880
1 in 4,847US babies born in 2025
Tanner popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #475 for boys (▼ 34 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 641 boys, 43 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #224 in 2015, #333 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (4,704 boys) |
| Highest rank | #82 in 1997 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tanner is most popular
Babies named Tanner per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Maine: 1.6 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- New Hampshire: 1.4 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- West Virginia: 1.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Utah: 0.9 per 1,000 (85 boys)
Tanner by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | #2,495 |
| 1920s | 22 | #3,867 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1950s | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1960s | 53 | #2,672 |
| 1970s | 817 | #476 |
| 1980s | 5,694 | #220 |
| 1990s | 37,392 | #82 |
| 2000s | 31,681 | #93 |
| 2010s | 17,185 | #176 |
| 2020s | 4,745 | #333 |
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Questions
- Is Tanner a boy or girl name?
- Tanner is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Tanner were boys.
- How popular is the name Tanner?
- 641 baby boys were named Tanner in the US in 2025, making it the 475th most popular boy name. Another 43 girls got the name (#3,516 for girls).
- When was Tanner most popular?
- Tanner peaked in 1998, when 4,704 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #82, held for 2 years starting in 1997.
- How many people are named Tanner?
- 100,166 babies have been named Tanner in the US since 1880. We estimate about 98,018 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Tanner most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tanner was most common in Maine, at 1.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.