Girls' name · since 1956
Tangela
3,784 babies named Tangela in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,784
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,784 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Tangela recorded 3,784 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 2011.
- #3,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,784 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangela ranks #3,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,784 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,784
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangela's 3,784 recorded births place it above 95.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Tangela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tangela splits its recorded history at 1983: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 193 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tangela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2011
- Peak year (1971)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Tangela by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,467 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Tangela's strongest decade.
1,467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tangela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,001 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,467 births
- 1980s
1980s
784 births
- 1990s 351
1990s
351 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,467 births (39% of all-time use).
How Tangela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tangela's total volume
Tangela by state
Where Tangela concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 860 | 22.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 327 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 232 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 181 | 4.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 156 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 139 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 119 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 101 | 2.7% |
860 of 3,784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tangela appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tangela's data
- Tangela's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,467 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tangelas (860 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tangela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1956–2011 (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 Tangela 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.