Recorded 1955–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 340 births

Tangi — girls' name

340 babies named Tangi in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s911970s1421980s691990s23
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tangi was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

27 babies were named Tangi in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tangi

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Tangi between 1955 and 1995, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tangi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tangi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tangi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tangi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tangi 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 340 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.

Tangi at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

340

Since 1955

41 years of records

Peak year

1980

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1955

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tangi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1955

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
27
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
051015202530 199519831979197519711967196319591955 5

Tangi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
142 births that decade — 42% of Tangi's all-time total
1950s151960s911970s1421980s691990s23

Tangi by state

Where Tangi concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tangi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
8 2.4%
#2 Alabama
5 1.5%
#3 California
5 1.5%
#4 Florida
5 1.5%
Georgia share of Tangi's total US births 2.4%
Even split

8 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tangi?
340 babies have been named Tangi since 1955. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 27 births.
When was Tangi most popular?
Tangi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Tangi most popular?
The top states for the name Tangi are Georgia (8 births), Alabama (5 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Tangi been used?
Tangi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 41 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tangi?
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, 1955–1995 (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.