Girls' name · since 1955
Tangi
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 340 babies named Tangi, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 340 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Tangi recorded 340 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1995.
- #14,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 340 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangi ranks #14,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangi's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Tangi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tangi's full recorded timeline at 1972, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tangi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1995
- Peak year (1980)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tangi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (142 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Tangi's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tangi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
142 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 142 births (42% of all-time use).
Tangi by state
Where Tangi concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| 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% |
8 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tangi's data
- Tangi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Tangis (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tangi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1955–1995 (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 Tangi 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.