Tannen
Tannen is surname of:Biff Tannen, a character in the Back to the Future trilogy Val Tannen, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania Charles Tannen (1915–1980), American actor Deborah Tannen, American academic and professor of linguistics Julius Tannen (1880–1965), comedian and father of Charles and William Tannen Karl Tannen (1827–1904), German publisher and writer Steve…
Meaning & Origin of Tannen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tannen is surname of:Biff Tannen, a character in the Back to the Future trilogy Val Tannen, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania Charles Tannen (1915–1980), American actor Deborah Tannen, American academic and professor of linguistics Julius Tannen (1880–1965), comedian and father of Charles and William Tannen Karl Tannen (1827–1904), German publisher and writer Steve…
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The Story of Tannen
Tannen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 15 Tannens were born — ranking #5,733 that year. As of 2026, Tannen ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 190 Tannens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tannen
Tannen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 190 births in the dataset. Tannen's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,733. Use the chart and map above to compare Tannen'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 .
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