Tane
Boy · TAH-neh · Maori
Tane is a boys' name of Maori origin, meaning “man, male”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tane mean?
Maori: Maori tane 'man, male'
“man, male”
In Maori tradition Tane is the god of forests and birds; tane is also the Maori word for man.
- Say it
- TAH-neh
Is Tane a girl's or a boy's name?
Tane is a boys' name.
How popular is Tane in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tane in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tane in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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