Recorded 1956–1994 Girls' name Peak 1976 358 births

Tangee — girls' name

358 babies named Tangee in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s1541970s1471980s231990s7
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tangee was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tangee in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tangee

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Tangee between 1956 and 1994, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tangee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tangee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tangee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tangee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tangee 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 358 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.

Tangee at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

358

Since 1956

39 years of records

Peak year

1976

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1956

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tangee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1956

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1976)
25
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 19941979197519711967196319591956 7

Tangee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
154 births that decade — 43% of Tangee's all-time total
1950s271960s1541970s1471980s231990s7

Tangee by state

Where Tangee concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tangee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Tangee's total US births 1.4%

5 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tangee?
358 babies have been named Tangee since 1956. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1976 with 25 births.
When was Tangee most popular?
Tangee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tangee most popular?
The top states for the name Tangee are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tangee been used?
Tangee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 39 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tangee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.