Tanganyika — girls' name

What the Data Says About Tanganyika

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Tanganyika between 1969 and 1982, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanganyika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanganyika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanganyika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanganyika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.