Girls' name · since 1963
Tangerine
Tangerine has 39 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangerine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangerine has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1995.
- #38,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangerine ranks #38,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangerine's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tangerine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tangerine splits its recorded history at 1972: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tangerine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1995
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Tangerine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Tangerine's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tangerine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Tangerine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tangerine: 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 (~32 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, 1963–1995 (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 Tangerine 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.