In 1943, usage of the baby name Tana suddenly surged, and the name entered the U.S. top 1,000 for the very first time:
- 1945: 108 baby girls named Tana [rank: 720th]
- 1944: 117 baby girls named Tana [rank: 693rd]
- 1943: 124 baby girls named Tana [rank: 685th]
- 1942: 28 baby girls named Tana
- 1941: 18 baby girls named Tana
What caused the surge?
An action movie called The Forest Rangers, which was released in October of 1942. One of the main characters was a female lumber mill owner named Tana “Butch” Mason (played by Susan Hayward).
Do you like the name Tana? Would you use it?
Source: The Forest Rangers – Wikipedia