Tanner
English occupational surname for a leather tanner, part of the 1980s surname-name fashion.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Tanner first shows up in the national records in 1913. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1993 to 2000. Its biggest year was 1998, when 4,704 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 82 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 475 for boys. All told, 100,166 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Taner (579) (total births since 1880)
Explore Tanner interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | No. 2496 |
| 1920s | 22 | No. 3869 |
| 1930s | 7 | No. 3289 |
| 1950s | 8 | No. 2770 |
| 1960s | 53 | No. 2673 |
| 1970s | 817 | No. 476 |
| 1980s | 5,694 | No. 220 |
| 1990s | 37,392 | No. 82 |
| 2000s | 31,681 | No. 93 |
| 2010s | 17,185 | No. 176 |
| 2020s | 4,745 | No. 333 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.