Tanay is a rare variant of Tania that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Tanay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,174 for boy births in the United States (and #17,041 across all names), given to 10 babies. Tanay was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 2007 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,174 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,247 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,183 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,411 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,000 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,839 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,774 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,292 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,091 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #16,045 | #3,514 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #14,355 | #4,065 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,234 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #19,005 | #3,739 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,367 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,636 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | #19,559 | #4,348 |
| 2009 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,392 |
| 2008 | 32 | 32 | #20,166 | #3,911 |
| 2007 | 50 | 50 | #10,076 | #3,079 |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #16,918 | #3,984 |
| 2005 | 41 | 41 | #18,901 | #2,951 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #9,828 | #4,981 |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | #8,440 | #4,400 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #13,467 | #3,544 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #11,945 | #5,111 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #17,352 | #5,870 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #7,193 | #8,606 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #8,519 | #8,357 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,281 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #13,325 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,997 | — |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,623 | — |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,654 | — |
| 1992 | 30 | — | #3,668 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,560 | — |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,811 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #6,130 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #9,154 | — |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,897 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,439 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,413 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,991 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,912 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,759 | — |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,873 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,281 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #11,109 | — |