Tanner

Meaning: Leather-maker
Origin: English — From the tanning trade

Boy's name · #475 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Tanner first appeared in 1913, vanished from the records entirely for 19 years, then climbed to #82 by 1997 — it has faded to #475 since. About 98,000 boys have carried it in all.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#406 in Canada (2024).

Famous Tanners

Tanner Buchanan — American actor
Tanner Tessmann — American soccer player
Tanner Pearson — Canadian ice hockey player
Tanner Cohen — American actor and singer
Tanner Hall — American freeskier

In stories & tradition

Tanner — Teen Beach Movie (TV series)

What Tanners become

Among 189 notable people named Tanner:

Sports figures appear 3.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tanner Tessmann, American soccer player.

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