Total births
20
Girls' name · since 1955
Tanger
20 babies named Tanger in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 20
- total births
- 1955–1967
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
Tanger sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanger has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1967.
- 20 total births
- 1955–1967 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
20 girls have been named Tanger since 1955, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1967.
- 20
- total births
- 1955–1967
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Tanger was born in this single decade.
1955
Single peak year
5 babies were named Tanger in 1955 - its busiest year on record.
Tanger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanger's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded.
Tanger at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
1955
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1955
Tanger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1967
- Peak year (1955)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Tanger by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Tanger's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Tanger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tanger? ▼
Tanger has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 5 babies were born in 1955, its single highest year.
When was Tanger most popular? ▼
Tanger was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Tanger been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tanger since 1955 -- 13 years through the most recent 1967 data.
What names are similar to Tanger? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Tanger
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1955–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tanger: Baby Name Since 1955 - 20 Births, Peak 1955." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tanger. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tanger 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 July 2026.