Girls' name · since 1960
Tangelia
Tangelia has 284 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 284 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Tangelia recorded 284 times among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 1989.
- #16,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 284 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangelia ranks #16,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangelia's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tangelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tangelia's full recorded timeline at 1972, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tangelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1989
- Peak year (1972)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tangelia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (141 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Tangelia's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tangelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 141 births (50% of all-time use).
Tangelia by state
Where Tangelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tangelia's data
- Tangelia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tangelias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tangelia: 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 (~29 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, 1960–1989 (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 Tangelia 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.