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Tanner

Boy

Meaning of Tanner: English: 'leather worker'

Tanner is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 472nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#472

684 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

100,166

First recorded 1913 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 278 babies1982: 371 babies1983: 406 babies1984: 414 babies1985: 523 babies1986: 573 babies1987: 730 babies1988: 918 babies1989: 1,245 babies1990: 1,396 babies19901991: 2,310 babies1992: 3,697 babies1993: 3,869 babies1994: 4,018 babies1995: 4,430 babies1996: 4,285 babies1997: 4,793 babies1998: 4,827 babies1999: 4,642 babies2000: 4,337 babies20002001: 3,916 babies2002: 3,513 babies2003: 3,453 babies2004: 3,321 babies2005: 3,146 babies2006: 2,938 babies2007: 2,808 babies2008: 2,481 babies2009: 2,496 babies2010: 2,190 babies20102011: 2,194 babies2012: 2,240 babies2013: 2,113 babies2014: 1,925 babies2015: 1,784 babies2016: 1,660 babies2017: 1,382 babies2018: 1,194 babies2019: 1,063 babies2020: 1,024 babies20202021: 956 babies2022: 830 babies2023: 771 babies2024: 765 babies2025: 684 babies
US babies named Tanner per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,827.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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