UK boy's name
Tanbir
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2012. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tanbir is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Tanbir popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2012 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4805, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 7 births.
This profile covers 43 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 1997 to 2012. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 43 living people in the UK are called Tanbir. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2013 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tanbir ranked #4805 for boys in England and Wales in 2012, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 7 boys were registered as Tanbir.
- • About 43 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tanbir as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4805
2012
Births in 2012
3
Latest year
Peak year
2008
7 births
Estimated living
43
2026
Popularity
Tanbir over time
The chart below shows babies named Tanbir registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2012. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tanbir, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2012, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tanbir by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tanbir was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4805 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3041 | 26 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2253 | 14 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Tanbir
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Tanbir: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tanbir in the UK right now?
In 2012, Tanbir was ranked #4805 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Tanbir most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 7 babies registered as Tanbir in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tanbir in the UK?
A total of 43 babies have been registered as Tanbir across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.