Holding steady.
Popularity of Tannie since 1903
Babies named Tannie per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1958, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tannie's real moment was 1903.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 |
| 1910s | 17 | 0 |
| 1920s | 5 | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 |
| 1940s | 15 | 0 |
| 1950s | 28 | 0 |
| 1960s | 24 | 6 |
| 1970s | 17 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tannie is a vintage rarity that saw a brief moment of use in the early 1900s. Its first and peak year of recorded births was 1903, when it appeared in the U.S. birth data. Since then, the name has maintained a stable trajectory, with virtually no new births in recent decades. No top states have favored the name, reinforcing its status as a true oddity. For parents drawn to turn-of-the-century charm, Tannie offers a quaint and obscure choice, but it remains largely forgotten outside historical records.
Tannie is a rare given name of uncertain derivation. It may have originated as a pet form of Tanya, itself a Russian diminutive of Tatiana, or as a variant of Tanny, which could be a nickname for names like Tanith or Tansy. Records show limited use in the United States during the early 1900s, with its peak year of recorded births in 1903, after which it fell out of regular use.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tan
Variants: Tanny
Sibling names for Tannie
Names that share Tannie's style, for a brother or sister.
