Tanav
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tuh-NAHV
Tanav is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Tanav a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanav is a boys' name.
How popular is Tanav in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Tanav in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
Names like Tanav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Krishiv Atharv Vihaan Dhruv Shivansh Pranav Avyaan Viraj Veer Keshav Advik
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tanav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanav, updated 20 October 2026.