Tanuj
Tanuj is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Tanuj Virwani, Indian actor and model Tanuj Chopra, American filmmaker
Meaning & Origin of Tanuj
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tanuj is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Tanuj Virwani, Indian actor and model Tanuj Chopra, American filmmaker
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The Story of Tanuj
Tanuj first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 10 Tanujs were born — ranking #7,590 that year. As of 2026, Tanuj ranks #12,182 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 70 Tanujs 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 Tanuj
Tanuj is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 70 births in the dataset. Tanuj's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #7,590. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanuj'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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