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Tanzania
How to Pronounce Tanzania
Pronounced tan-zuh-NEE-uh /ˌtæn.zəˈniː.ə/High
Meaning: Tanzania is used as a given name after the East African country, whose name was coined in 1964 by fusing the two territories that united to form it — Tanganyika and Zanzibar. As a first name it carries pride of place and heritage rather than a personal-name etymology.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Tanzania takes the name of the East African republic and uses it as a first name, part of a wider mid-century practice of naming daughters for places of pride and roots. The nation's name dates only to 1964, formed by joining Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
As a given name it appeared modestly in the United States, peaking in the early nineteen-nineties and staying rare throughout. It reads as a name of heritage and geography rather than a traditional personal name.
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- ★Tanzania (n/a)Used chiefly as a place-inspired given name; no single widely documented namesake bearer.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tanzania mean?
Tanzania is the name of the East African country, used as a girl's name of place and heritage.
How do you pronounce Tanzania?
It's said tan-zuh-NEE-uh /ˌtæn.zəˈniː.ə/ — four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Tanzania a boy or girl name?
Tanzania is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tanzania?
Tanzania is rare as a given name in the U.S., seen most in the early nineteen-nineties.