Tanner
An English occupational surname for a tanner, the worker who turned animal hides into leather using bark; the trade word comes through Old English.
Tanner in 2025
Tanner was given to 684 babies in the United States in 2025 — 641 boys and 43 girls, making it the 921st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,847 babies born.
The history of Tanner
Tanner reached its highest point in 1998, when 4,827 babies were given the name, ranking 146th that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 100,166 babies have been named Tanner. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Tanner by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tanner | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 5,342 |
| 1920s | 22 | 8,295 |
| 1930s | 7 | 6,758 |
| 1950s | 8 | 6,605 |
| 1960s | 53 | 6,748 |
| 1970s | 828 | 1,049 |
| 1980s | 5,776 | 445 |
| 1990s | 38,267 | 146 |
| 2000s | 32,409 | 167 |
| 2010s | 17,745 | 319 |
| 2020s | 5,030 | 645 |
Where Tanner is heading
Tanner has fallen 62% over the past decade, from 1,784 babies in 2015 to 684 in 2025.
Names like Tanner
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tanner.