Is Tanner a boy or girl name?
Tanner is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 711 boys were named Tanner, so 6.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 99,478 US babies named Tanner were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #443
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,158
- Babies named Tanner since 1913
- 99,478
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 4,827 babies
Boys and girls named Tanner, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 816 | 11 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 5,697 | 82 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 37,396 | 875 | 2.3% |
| 2000s | 31,681 | 728 | 2.2% |
| 2010s | 17,180 | 560 | 3.2% |
| 2020s | 4,099 | 242 | 5.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 711 | #443 | 51 | #3,158 |
| 2023 | 720 | #432 | 50 | #3,264 |
| 2022 | 783 | #411 | 46 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 905 | #359 | 51 | #3,205 |
| 2020 | 980 | #333 | 44 | #3,488 |
| 2019 | 1,017 | #329 | 44 | #3,546 |
| 2018 | 1,141 | #302 | 52 | #3,154 |
| 2017 | 1,331 | #272 | 51 | #3,188 |
| 2016 | 1,605 | #238 | 55 | #3,055 |
| 2015 | 1,715 | #224 | 69 | #2,618 |
| 2014 | 1,865 | #207 | 59 | #2,918 |
| 2013 | 2,050 | #197 | 63 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 2,181 | #178 | 58 | #2,977 |
| 2011 | 2,139 | #182 | 55 | #3,087 |
| 2010 | 2,136 | #176 | 54 | #3,118 |
| 2009 | 2,453 | #159 | 43 | #3,730 |
| 2008 | 2,419 | #163 | 62 | #2,884 |
| 2007 | 2,732 | #150 | 76 | #2,480 |
| 2006 | 2,867 | #142 | 71 | #2,578 |
| 2005 | 3,075 | #131 | 71 | #2,479 |
| 2004 | 3,232 | #125 | 89 | #2,065 |
| 2003 | 3,390 | #120 | 63 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 3,446 | #112 | 67 | #2,408 |
| 2001 | 3,832 | #101 | 84 | #2,032 |
| 2000 | 4,235 | #93 | 102 | #1,728 |
| 1999 | 4,521 | #87 | 121 | #1,449 |
| 1998 | 4,704 | #82 | 123 | #1,404 |
| 1997 | 4,676 | #82 | 117 | #1,432 |
| 1996 | 4,180 | #90 | 105 | #1,531 |
| 1995 | 4,320 | #86 | 110 | #1,463 |
| 1994 | 3,923 | #96 | 95 | #1,605 |
| 1993 | 3,768 | #98 | 101 | #1,552 |
| 1992 | 3,645 | #101 | 56 | #2,346 |
| 1991 | 2,272 | #141 | 38 | #3,032 |
| 1990 | 1,387 | #220 | 9 | #9,170 |
| 1989 | 1,236 | #220 | 10 | #7,973 |
| 1988 | 906 | #259 | 12 | #6,631 |
| 1987 | 719 | #300 | 11 | #6,750 |
| 1986 | 561 | #343 | 12 | #6,120 |
| 1985 | 514 | #359 | 9 | #7,502 |
| 1984 | 407 | #409 | 7 | #9,062 |
| 1983 | 401 | #408 | 5 | #11,875 |
| 1982 | 363 | #446 | 9 | #7,409 |
| 1981 | 279 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 311 | #477 | 7 | #8,987 |
| 1979 | 299 | #477 | 11 | #6,130 |
| 1978 | 168 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 121 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 73 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,564 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,505 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,548 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,596 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,019 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,559 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,729 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,882 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,258 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,273 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,457 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,327 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tanner reached #82 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #1,404 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tanner
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.