Names / Boy names
Tanner
Current rank
#475
and easing
All-time peak
#82
in 1998
First recorded
1913
in U.S. data
Children named
100,100
since 1913
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #82 in 1998 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Tanner first shows up in American naming records in 1913, where it reads as a boys' name. 1998 marked its high point, reaching #82. As of the latest data it stands at #475, slowly cooling. Over 100,100 have carried it since records began.