Tanner is a boy's name of English origin meaning “leather maker.” In 2024 it was given to 711 boys in the United States.
Tanner belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “leather maker” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tanner first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #82 in 1997, and in 2024 711 babies received the name — 96,980 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tanner means “leather maker” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tanner is a boy name. In 2024, 711 babies received the name in the US.
Tanner comes from the English & American tradition.
Tanner first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #82 in 1997, and 711 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tanner is pronounced /ˈtænɚ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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