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Tanner

“Leather-maker, from the tanning trade” — English origin

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

Tanner has appeared in US records since 1913 — best rank #82 (1997) · 97,625 babies named Tanner all-time · 1 in 2,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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 · Teen Beach 2

What Tanners become

Among 189 notable people named Tanner:

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

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