Tannah
A feminine name of Hebrew origin associated with humble or modest.
Name Census estimates that about 263 living Americans carry the first name Tannah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tannah today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tannah births was 2000 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tannah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
263
~ 1 in 1,303,248 Americans
Peak year
2000
21 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2021 SSA rank
#17,431
Tracked since 1980
Census
Tannah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 277 people with the first name Tannah, which placed it at #31,090 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,090
National first-name rank
People counted
277
277 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tannah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tannah is White at 75.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Two or More Races (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tannah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tannah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.8% · 210
- Black or African American8.7% · 24
- Two or more races7.2% · 20
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
Popularity
Tannah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tannah from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 125 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tannah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tannah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tannah
The name Tannah is believed to have originated from the Hebrew language, and its earliest roots can be traced back to ancient Semitic cultures in the Middle East. One possible derivation suggests that it may have stemmed from the Hebrew word "tanah," meaning "to study" or "to learn," indicating a connection to scholarly pursuits or intellectual endeavors.
Another theory proposes that Tannah could be a variation of the name "Hannah," which itself is derived from the Hebrew word "chen," meaning "grace" or "favor." This interpretation would imbue the name with connotations of elegance, charm, and divine blessing.
Historically, the name Tannah has been associated with Jewish culture and tradition. It is believed to have been used as a moniker for certain revered Jewish scholars and sages during the Talmudic era, which spanned from approximately the 1st century BCE to the 5th century CE. These individuals, known as the Tannaim, played a crucial role in the development and preservation of Jewish oral law and religious teachings.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tannah can be found in the Mishnah, a central text of the Jewish oral law compiled around the 3rd century CE. Among the notable Tannaim mentioned in this work is Tannah Hillel, a renowned scholar and teacher who lived in the 1st century BCE and is credited with establishing several influential principles of Jewish jurisprudence.
Throughout history, several prominent figures have borne the name Tannah. One such individual was Tannah ben Avigdor, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher and commentator from Provence, France, who wrote extensively on Jewish law and ethics (born around 1100 CE).
Another notable bearer of this name was Tannah ben Saadiah, a 10th-century Jewish scholar and linguist from Babylonia (modern-day Iraq), who made significant contributions to the study of the Hebrew language and Jewish religious texts (born around 936 CE).
In the realm of literature, the name Tannah is associated with Tannah Meyriv, a 13th-century Jewish poet and writer from Spain, who composed various sacred and secular works in Hebrew (born around 1220 CE).
Additionally, the name Tannah was borne by Tannah ben Joseph, a 14th-century Jewish scholar and physician from Spain, who authored several influential works on medicine and philosophy (born around 1300 CE).
Lastly, in the modern era, the name Tannah gained recognition through Tannah Hirsch, a 20th-century American rabbi and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Jewish philosophy and ethics (born in 1918, died in 1994).
People
Tannah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tannah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tannah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tannah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 263 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tannah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,303,248 US residents.
Is Tannah a common name?
We classify Tannah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 269 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tannah most popular?
The single biggest year for Tannah was 2000, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tannah is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tannah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 277 people with the name Tannah, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,090 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tannah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tannah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tannah appears almost entirely female. Of the 281 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tannah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tannah is White at 75.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Two or More Races (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tannah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tannah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.8% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tannah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tannah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tannah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tannah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tannah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tannah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Tannah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.