Tane
Tane is a name with multiple cultural origins: Māori, Polynesian Mythology.
- Māori
- Polynesian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Tane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tane is a name with multiple cultural origins: Māori, Polynesian Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Māori
- Polynesian Mythology
The Story of Tane
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tane as a girl name dates back to 1955, when 5 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Tane — #2,365 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Tanes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 159 Tanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 6 births, good for #8,702 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Tanes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Tanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tane
Tane is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 159 births in the dataset. Tane's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #2,365. Use the chart and map above to compare Tane's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.