Tannie
A feminine nickname or diminutive of the Dutch name Antonia.
Name Census estimates that about 70 living Americans carry the first name Tannie. It is a predominantly female name (91.0% of registrations). The average person named Tannie today is around 63 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tannie births was 1958 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tannie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tannie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
70
~ 1 in 4,896,491 Americans
Peak year
1958
9 babies that year
Average age
63
years old
1961 SSA rank
#4,020
Tracked since 1903
Census
Tannie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 215 people with the first name Tannie, which placed it at #36,733 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,733
National first-name rank
People counted
215
215 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
53.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tannie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tannie is White at 53.5%. The next largest groups are Black (30.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tannie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tannie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White53.5% · 115
- Black or African American30.2% · 65
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.8% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 7
- Two or more races2.8% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Tannie
Tannie leans heavily female at 91.0% of total registrations, but 11 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tannie as a male name
- Ranked #4,020 in 1961
- 6 male births in 1961
- Peak: 1961 (6 births)
Tannie as a female name
- Ranked #11,290 in 1978
- 5 female births in 1978
- Peak: 1958 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tannie on both sides of the split. Of the 219 people counted with this name, 47 were male (21.5%) and 172 were female (78.5%).
Popularity
Tannie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tannie from the 1900s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 30 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Tannie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tannie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tannie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tannie
The name Tannie has its origins in the Dutch language, derived from the word "tante," which means "aunt." This name likely emerged during the Middle Ages in the Netherlands and neighboring regions where Dutch was spoken.
In the early modern period, the name Tannie was primarily used as a term of endearment or a nickname for women, particularly older women or aunts. It was not widely recorded as a formal given name until the 17th or 18th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of Tannie as a given name can be found in Dutch historical records from the 17th century. Tannie Van der Merwe, born in 1632 in the city of Delft, was a prominent figure in her local community and is mentioned in several municipal archives from that time.
Another notable figure with the name Tannie was Tannie Susanna Reyniers, a Dutch settler in the Cape Colony (present-day South Africa) in the late 17th century. She was known for her resilience and resourcefulness in establishing a homestead in the rugged Cape region.
In the 19th century, Tannie Johanna Brandt (1819-1892) was a respected teacher and community leader in the Dutch town of Gouda. She was instrumental in establishing one of the first schools for girls in the area and is remembered for her dedication to education.
Tannie Maria Visser (1856-1924) was a Dutch painter and artist who gained recognition for her vibrant landscape paintings depicting the Dutch countryside. Her works were exhibited in several galleries across the Netherlands and are now housed in various museums.
Tannie Wilhelmina van Deventer (1879-1962) was a Dutch-born nurse who served in World War I and later became a pioneering figure in the field of nursing education. She authored several influential textbooks on nursing practices and helped establish professional standards for the nursing profession in the Netherlands.
While the name Tannie has Dutch roots, it has also been adopted in other cultures and languages, particularly in South Africa, where it is commonly used as a respectful term for an older woman or aunt, reflecting the influence of Dutch settlers in the region.
People
Tannie + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tannie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tannie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 70 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tannie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,896,491 US residents.
Is Tannie a common name?
We classify Tannie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 122 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tannie most popular?
The single biggest year for Tannie was 1958, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tannie is about 63 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tannie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 215 people with the name Tannie, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,733 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tannie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tannie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tannie on both sides of the split. Of the 219 people counted with this name, 47 were male (21.5%) and 172 were female (78.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tannie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tannie is White at 53.5%. The next largest groups are Black (30.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tannie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tannie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.5% (115 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tannie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tannie a female name?
Yes, 91.0% of people registered as Tannie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tannie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tannie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tannie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Tannie?
You can see how many Americans are named Tannie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.