Tanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAH-nah
- Origin
- Latin
Tanna is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tanna come from?
Latin: spelling of Tana; short form of Tatiana or Montana
Meaning borrowed from Tana. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanna is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 91 girls. It first appears in the records in 1943.
Half of all the girls named Tanna in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3,362 |
| 2004 | 47 | #3,220 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,996 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,850 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 66 | #2,161 |
| 1997 | 67 | #2,099 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 51 | #2,481 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1992 | 65 | #2,073 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,919 |
| 1989 | 52 | #2,273 |
| 1988 | 58 | #2,028 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,761 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,951 |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,679 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,726 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,992 |
| 1982 | 58 | #1,850 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,714 |
| 1980 | 81 | #1,482 |
| 1979 | 91 | #1,349 |
| 1978 | 39 | #2,305 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 39 | #2,174 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 37 | #2,172 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,804 |
| 1971 | 39 | #2,107 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,859 |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,755 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,647 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,702 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,859 |
| 1965 | 50 | #1,575 |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,593 |
| 1963 | 65 | #1,372 |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,539 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,892 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,654 |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,584 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,702 |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,704 |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,661 |
| 1955 | 26 | #2,107 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,972 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,125 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,739 |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,834 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,626 |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,647 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,821 |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,677 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,992 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 17 | #2,150 |
Names like Tanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tara Tessa Lauren Diana Kayla Miranda Kendra Tiana Monica Melissa Karla Ana
Names related to Tanna
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
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, “Tanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanna, updated 20 October 2026.