Tan
Boy · TAN
Tan is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tan come from?
Used in several languages, e.g. Turkish tan 'dawn' and Vietnamese Tan 'new'
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- TAN
Is Tan a girl's or a boy's name?
Tan is a boys' name.
How popular is Tan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Tan in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Tan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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