girl's name
Tanais
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 400
Tanais is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1993.
Tanais over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 170 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2014) | 65 |
How popular is Tanais?
In 2014, Tanais was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Tanais is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Tanaïs | Tanaïs is a rare spelling of Tanais, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 175 times, mostly in France. | 175 |
Names that peaked alongside Tanais
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tanais also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tanais over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tanais
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tanais — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tanais
Is Tanais a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanais is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tanais most popular?
Tanais peaked in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.