Girls' name · since 1969
Tanganyika
113 babies named Tanganyika in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
113 girls have been named Tanganyika since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanganyika recorded 113 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1982.
- #25,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 113 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanganyika ranks #25,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanganyika's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanganyika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tanganyika splits its recorded history at 1974: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tanganyika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1982
- Peak year (1972)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tanganyika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (99 births, 88% of the file).
1970s was Tanganyika's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Tanganyika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 99 births (88% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tanganyika's data
- Tanganyika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanganyika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tanganyika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.