Is Tanea a boy or girl name?

Tanea is a girl’s name. Of the 745 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tanea

Recorded 1971–2019 · United States

Tanea was most popular in 1998, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,496 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 745 people named Tanea.

Tanea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tanea’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tanea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tanea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 745 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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