Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

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Gender

Male

Origin

English
Leather Worker
Leather worker; occupational surname

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Nature
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Pronunciation

t(an)-ner

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #82, 4,702 births); most recent 2025 (rank #475, 641 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #1389, 123 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3517, 43 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202564143
202471151
202372050
202278346
202190551
202098044
20191,01744
20181,14152
20171,33151
20161,60555

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1462, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20254
202413
202317
202212
20218
20209
20196
20188
201715
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #57, 95 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #587, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
20239–
202210–
202113–
202015–
20199–
201810–
201716–
201623–
201525–
201422–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence