Tan
Meaning
sandalwood; the last-born
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tan has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
132 people · the #33,941 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 47
Among people named Tan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Tan
Most people given the name Tan in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Tan you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Tan deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Tan truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Tan fits with your family’s names and surname.
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