Is Tanita a boy or girl name?

Tanita is a girl’s name. Of the 607 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tanita

Recorded 1961–2001 · United States

Tanita was most popular in 1980, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,148 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 607 people named Tanita.

Tanita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tanita’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tanita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tanita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 607 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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