Given name & surname
Tanner
“one who tans hides”·“one who makes leather”
Tanner is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who tans hides” (English) and “one who makes leather” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who tans hides” (English) and “one who makes leather” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanner through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 100,166
- 97,625 boys · 2,541 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 4,827 babies
- 2025
- 684
- #475 for boys · #3,570 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 641 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 475 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,704 in 1998. It also appeared in 43 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (44). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 86,959 as a first name in 2020; 46,437 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.
Tanner’s family of names
Tanner has a related form in Taner. Tanner has a related form in Tannis. Tanner has a related form in Tannor.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Tanner has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dannervariant · German
- Tannisvariant
- Tannyrvariant
- Tannarvariant
- Tannorvariant
- Tanervariant
- Thannervariant · German
- Tannurvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
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 Tanner
- Tanner BuchananAmerican actorborn 1998
- Elle KingAmerican singer, songwriter, and actressborn 1989
- Tanner CohenAmerican actor and singerborn 1986
- Tanner PearsonCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1992
- Tanner GlassCanadian professional ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Tanner HallAmerican freeskierborn 1983
- GetterAmerican electronic music producer and DJborn 1993
- Tanner RoarkAmerican baseball pitcherborn 1986
- Tanner FoustAmerican racecar driver, stunt driver and television hostborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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