Recorded 1951–2003 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,149 births

Tangie — girls' name

1,149 babies named Tangie in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s561960s3801970s3841980s1731990s1432000s13
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Tangie was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

52 babies were named Tangie in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tangie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,149 babies named Tangie between 1951 and 2003, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tangie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tangie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tangie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Tangie in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tangie 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 1,149 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.

Tangie at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,149

Since 1951

53 years of records

Peak year

1994

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1951

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tangie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1951

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1994)
52
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Tangie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
384 births that decade — 33% of Tangie's all-time total
1950s561960s3801970s3841980s1731990s1432000s13

Tangie by state

Where Tangie concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tangie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
36 3.1%
#2 Georgia
17 1.5%
#3 Mississippi
12 1.0%
#4 Ohio
12 1.0%
#5 Texas
12 1.0%
#6 Alabama
11 1.0%
#7 California
10 0.9%
#8 Illinois
10 0.9%
Florida share of Tangie's total US births 3.1%
Even split

36 of 1,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Tangie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tangie?
1,149 babies have been named Tangie since 1951. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1994 with 52 births.
When was Tangie most popular?
Tangie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 384 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Tangie most popular?
The top states for the name Tangie are Florida (36 births), Georgia (17 births), Mississippi (12 births).
How long has the name Tangie been used?
Tangie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 53 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tangie?
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.

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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, 1951–2003 (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.