Girls' name · since 1951
Tangie
Tangie has 1,149 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,149
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,149 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangie has been recorded 1,149 times among girls since 1951, 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 1951 to 2003.
- #6,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,149 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangie ranks #6,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,149 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,149
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangie's 1,149 recorded births place it above 90.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Tangie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tangie splits its recorded history at 1978: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tangie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2003
- Peak year (1994)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Tangie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (384 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Tangie's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Tangie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
380 births
- 1970s
1970s
384 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s 143
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 384 births (33% of all-time use).
How Tangie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tangie's total volume
Tangie by state
Where Tangie concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| 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% |
36 of 1,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Tangie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tangie's data
- Tangie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (384 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tangies (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tangie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1951–2003 (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 Tangie 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.