Given name & surname
Tane
“of the river”
Tane is a variant of Taine. One interpretation is “of the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tane is a variant of Taine. One interpretation is “of the river.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 176
- 17 boys · 159 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 388 as a first name in 2020; 115 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tane’s family of names
Tane has a related form in Taine. In Greek usage, Tane as a surname is a transliteration of Τάνε. In Japanese usage, Tane is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 種.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tane, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Marne
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>99% girls
Toni
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8% boys · 92% girls
Tina
Tina is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the river; also shortened torm of names ending in -tina.”
>99% girls
Lorra
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls