Tanner
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning leather worker; occupational surname.
Babies a year
1,373
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#475
down from #443
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
How Tanner has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #224 |
| 2016 | #237 |
| 2017 | #272 |
| 2018 | #302 |
| 2019 | #329 |
| 2020 | #333 |
| 2021 | #360 |
| 2022 | #410 |
| 2023 | #430 |
| 2024 | #443 |
| 2025 | #475 |
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Tanner. In the US, 1,373 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,702 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Tanner was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.21% of American babies of that sex.
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