girl's name
Tanzania
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Births on record 667
Tanzania is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1992, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Tanzania over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 161 |
| 1980s | 96 |
| 1990s | 282 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 117 |
How popular is Tanzania?
In 2008, Tanzania was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Tanzania
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tanzania also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tanzania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tanzania
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tanzania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tanzania
How popular is the name Tanzania?
In 2008, Tanzania was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Tanzania a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanzania is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tanzania?
Tanzania has 4 syllables.
When was Tanzania most popular?
Tanzania peaked in 1992, when 38 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.