Tanner is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tanner means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tanner across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tanner has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tanner is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “leather worker”. originally an occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 100,166 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 211 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tanner per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (4,827/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (17/yr).
Tanner has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #146 nationally (given to 4,832 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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