Tanmay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TUN-may
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Tanmay is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “absorbed; engrossed”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Tanmay mean?
Sanskrit: from tanmaya
“absorbed; engrossed”
Is Tanmay a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanmay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tanmay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Tanmay, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 boys.
2025 had more boys named Tanmay than any year since 2015.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Tanmay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Tanmay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Tanmay, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had more boys named Tanmay than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Tanmay in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanmay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
Names like Tanmay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Yuvraj Bodhi Ajay Aryan Arjan Shivay Arjun Vihaan Pranay Shivansh Ishaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Arya Lila Rohan Kali Opal Aadhya Avyaan Siya Leena Veer Veda India Avani Rudra Agastya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tanmay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanmay, updated 20 October 2026.