Tanny

given name · Latin script

Meaning: weibl. Vom., niederländische Kose­ form des weiblichen Vornamens Tan(n)e (

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Tanny is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Philippines than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 832K(measured from records)
  • PGPapua New Guinea≈1 in 97K
  • PHPhilippines≈1 in 103K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Philippines (inferred from the name graph)

≈1,100 people, est.

Sources
209 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 97K (inferred from the name graph)

Papua New Guinea, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in German

weibl. Vom., niederländische Kose­ form des weiblichen Vornamens Tan(n)e (

Sources 1

  • DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Where in the world(measured from records)

Tanny counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Tanny is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
PH Philippines≈1,100 est.≈1 in 103K—Tanny24
US United States4001 in 832K283Tanny209
NL Netherlands1351 in 128K135Tanny13
GB United Kingdom≈130 est.≈1 in 504K—Tanny49
ZA South Africa≈120 est.≈1 in 485K—Tanny14
MY Malaysia≈110 est.≈1 in 312K—Tanny17
PG Papua New Guinea≈75 est.≈1 in 97K1—1
SG Singapore≈54 est.≈1 in 115K—Tanny23

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); PNG Election Results Database — candidate names (1972–2022). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Tanny is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Peru, Mexico, United States, Brazil

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Tanný, Tânny, Tänny

  • French given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Philippines

    Also written Tänny, Tânny

  • Hindi given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Philippines, United Kingdom

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  • Bangla given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Bangladesh, India

    Also written ট্যানি

  • Thai given name14 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Laos

    Languages: Thai, Lao

    Also written Tann, Thaenon, แทนน, Tan'N, แทนนี่

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 23 sources across 12 countries.

Official registers attesting Tanny
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020283#24,188
NL NetherlandsMeertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018)—135#4,601
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020117#24,188
NL NetherlandsMeertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (live per-name BRP counts, 1790-2017)—73#9,543
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)197512—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)196911—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)196811—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)196310—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)195910—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19729—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19669—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19649—

Reference works 2

  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Tanny mean?
Recorded meaning: weibl. Vom., niederländische Kose­ form des weiblichen Vornamens Tan(n)e (
Is Tanny a male or female name?
Tanny is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Tanny have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 1.1 thousand people named Tanny in the Philippines, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled tanny.
How common is the name Tanny?
In the United States, the national register counted 400 people named Tanny in 2020, about 1 in 832 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Tanny”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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