Recorded 1960–1989 Girls' name Peak 1972 284 births

Tangelia — girls' name

284 babies named Tangelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1061970s1411980s37
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tangelia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

29 babies were named Tangelia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tangelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Tangelia between 1960 and 1989, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tangelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tangelia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tangelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tangelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tangelia 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 284 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.

Tangelia at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

284

Since 1960

30 years of records

Peak year

1972

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1960

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1989

Tangelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1960

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
29
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 198919811977197419711968196519621960 7

Tangelia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
141 births that decade — 50% of Tangelia's all-time total
1960s1061970s1411980s37

Tangelia by state

Where Tangelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tangelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.1%
Texas share of Tangelia's total US births 2.1%

6 of 284 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tangelia?
284 babies have been named Tangelia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1972 with 29 births.
When was Tangelia most popular?
Tangelia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Tangelia most popular?
The top states for the name Tangelia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Tangelia been used?
Tangelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 30 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Tangelia?
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.

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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, 1960–1989 (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.