Tanaka*
#21,720 most common girls' name of all time · #35,425 across all names · 7% male / 93% female · used 1972–2005 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#21,720
Rank overall
#35,425 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
15 of 146
All-time
139
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1976 #4,587
Best rank
#4,360 1973
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Tanaka first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,688 |
| 2002 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,066 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,961 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,784 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,344 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,313 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,815 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,432 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,165 |
| 1976 | 14 | 5 | 19 | #4,587 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | 11 | #5,470 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,443 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,360 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,259 |