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Girl name

Tanza

100% girls · last recorded 1986

Tanza has been given to about 168 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 156
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tanza per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time168

How popular is Tanza?

Its best year was 1963, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 4245th. The typical living American called Tanza is about 57 years old today.

Names that sound like Tanza

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanya0.79
  2. Tana0.79
  3. Tania0.74
  4. Taniya0.71
  5. Tawnya0.69
  6. Tara0.64
  7. Tanisha0.65
  8. Tasha0.64

Middle names for Tanza

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

Sibling names for Tanza

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Scottbrother · 0.60
  2. Kimberlysister · 0.59
  3. Jeffreybrother · 0.58
  4. Heidisister · 0.57
  5. Michellesister · 0.56
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.55

Where Tanza is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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