Is Tan a boy or girl name?

Tan is a boy’s name. Of the 597 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys.

Tan

Recorded 1976–2019 · United States

Tan was most popular in 1985, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,865 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 597 people named Tan.

Tan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tan’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tan is a boy’s name — 1.8% of the 597 Americans given it were girls and 98.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tan

Where Tan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org