Given name & surname
Tannis
“one who tans hides”·“one who makes leather”
Tannis is a variant of Tanner. Interpretations include “one who tans hides” (English) and “one who makes leather” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tannis is a variant of Tanner. Interpretations include “one who tans hides” (English) and “one who makes leather” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tannis is a variant of Tanner. An origin associated with Tanner is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tannis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 322
- 5 boys · 317 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 14 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 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 494 as a first name in 2020; 252 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.
Tannis’s family of names
Tannis has a related form in Tanner. In Greek usage, Tannis as a surname is a transliteration of Τάννης. In Greek usage, Tannis as a surname is a transliteration of Ταννής.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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