Recorded 1963–1995 Girls' name Peak 1972 39 births

Tangerine — girls' name

39 babies named Tangerine in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s221990s5
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tangerine was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tangerine in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tangerine

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Tangerine between 1963 and 1995, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tangerine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tangerine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tangerine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tangerine 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 39 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.

Tangerine at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

39

Since 1963

33 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1963

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tangerine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1963

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Tangerine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 56% of Tangerine's all-time total
1960s121970s221990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tangerine?
39 babies have been named Tangerine since 1963. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Tangerine most popular?
Tangerine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Tangerine been used?
Tangerine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 33 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tangerine?
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.

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, 1963–1995 (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.