girl's name
Tana
- Origin Sakizaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 9,402
Tana is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Tana is a name of Sakizaya origin.
- Peaked in 1962, when 241 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
Tana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 28 |
| 1940s | 880 |
| 1950s | 1,480 |
| 1960s | 2,063 |
| 1970s | 1,736 |
| 1980s | 1,481 |
| 1990s | 885 |
| 2000s | 464 |
| 2010s | 177 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 61 |
How popular is Tana?
In 2025, Tana was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Tana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tana
How popular is the name Tana?
In 2025, Tana was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tana a girl's or a boy's name?
Tana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tana most popular?
Tana peaked in 1962, when 241 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tana currently ranks #14,967 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.