Tannar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAN-er
- Origin
- English
Tannar is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “leather tanner”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tannar mean?
English: variant spelling of Tanner
“leather tanner”
Variant of Tanner, an English occupational surname for someone who tanned animal hides into leather.
Is Tannar a girl's or a boy's name?
Tannar is a boys' name.
How popular is Tannar in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Tannar in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tannar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
Names like Tannar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oscar Bridger Briar Ryder Sawyer Brayden Aiden Cannon Deacon Tucker Riley Keegan
Names related to Tannar
More English names
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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, “Tannar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tannar, updated 20 October 2026.