Tanis
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning a city in ancient egypt; marshland.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Tanis by the numbers
Tanis was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 38 babies in 1948, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tanis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Taniafairy queen; a form of Tatiana186 in the US (2017)
- Tavisa form of Tavistock or Tavish9 in the US (2017)
- Tanisi7 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tanvidelicate or slender97 in the US (2017)
- Tanyaworthy of praise; diminutive form of tatiana91 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean eternity
Like Tanis, each of these has eternity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Amaragrace, beauty, eternal449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Priscillaancient or venerable; from Priscus587 in the US (2017)
- Erikaeternal ruler; feminine form of Erik365 in the US (2017)
- Ericaeternal ruler; a form of Eric67 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amarlong-lived or immortal55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amarahimmortal; eternal; a form of Amara52 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tanis
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