Girls' name · since 1988

Tangina

44 babies named Tangina in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

44
total births
1988–1991
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

Tangina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangina has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1991.

  • 44 total births
  • 1988–1991 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

44 girls have been named Tangina since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1991.

44
total births
1988–1991
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tangina was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tangina in 1989 - its busiest year on record.

Tangina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tangina's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tangina at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

44

Since 1988

4 years of records

Peak year

1989

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1988

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tangina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
16
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
05101520 1988198919901991 8

Tangina by decade

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

1990s was Tangina's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Tangina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tangina?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 44 babies named Tangina. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 16 births.
When was Tangina most popular?
Tangina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Tangina been used?
Tangina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 4 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tangina?
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 July 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, 1988–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tangina: Baby Name Since 1988 - 44 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tangina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Tangina 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 July 2026.