Tanner: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “leather worker”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- TAN-er · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
An English occupational surname from the trade of tanning hides. Its use as a first name comes from surname usage.
How popular is Tanner?
Babies named Tanner in 2024762
2024 rank#443 boys
Peak year1997
Total US babies since 188099,478
Tanner is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.
Names like Tanner
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Tanner questions
What does the name Tanner mean?
Tanner means "leather worker". It comes from English. An English occupational surname from the trade of tanning hides. Its use as a first name comes from surname usage.
Is Tanner a boy or girl name?
Tanner is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Tanner?
762 US babies were named Tanner in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.
How do you pronounce Tanner?
Tanner is usually pronounced TAN-er.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.