boy's name
Tank
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 173
Tank is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tank over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 2000s | 38 |
| 2010s | 91 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 39 |
How popular is Tank?
In 2025, Tank was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Tank
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tank also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tank over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tank
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tank — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tank
How popular is the name Tank?
In 2025, Tank was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tank a girl's or a boy's name?
Tank is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tank?
Tank has 1 syllable.
When was Tank most popular?
Tank peaked in 2010, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tank a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tank currently ranks #7,896 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.