Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tanna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,236
- 0 boys · 3,236 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 91 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 91 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,916 as a first name in 2020; 514 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tanna’s family of names
In Greek usage, Tanna as a surname is a transliteration of Ταννά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tanna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tanna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Tamar
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6% boys · 94% girls
Talitha
“a maiden; young girl”
>99% girls
Terra
“goddess of the earth; the land itself”
>99% girls
Aja
1% boys · 99% girls
Tomi
“a wealthy man” · “of the people”
6% boys · 94% girls
Tabitha
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls