68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. TAN-ər [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English surname meaning "one who tans hides". PopularityDetails Last ranked #84 in 2000 Canada Last ranked #410 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common strong rough strange simple comedic Categories baseball players, English nouns, Grand Theft Auto III characters, Most Popular Girls in School characters, NASCAR, occupations, Stranger Things characters, surnames, teen idols, word names