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Tana

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Tana has been given to about 9,280 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 8,440
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 241
  • Born in 20255
  • All time9,280

How popular is Tana?

Its best year was 1962, when 241 babies were given the name, ranking 655th. The typical living American called Tana is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Tana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dana0.81
  2. Ana0.81
  3. Lana0.81
  4. Jana0.81
  5. Hana0.81
  6. Tanya0.79
  7. Tiana0.80
  8. Sana0.81

Middle names for Tana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tana Josephine0.84
  2. Tana Rose0.83
  3. Tana Louise0.83
  4. Tana June0.82
  5. Tana Pearl0.82
  6. Tana Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.87
  2. Laurelsister · 0.84
  3. Rudybrother · 0.84
  4. Jolenesister · 0.83
  5. Claybrother · 0.82
  6. Margosister · 0.81

Where Tana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tana White0.78
    2. Tana Reyes0.78
    3. Tana Nguyen0.78
    4. Tana Moore0.78
    5. Tana Lee0.78
    6. Tana Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tana

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.