Girls' name · since 1963
Tangla
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Tangla, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Tangla since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangla has been recorded 36 times among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 1975.
- #38,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tangla ranks #38,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tangla's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tangla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tangla's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tangla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1975
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Tangla by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Tangla's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Tangla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (67% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tangla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1963–1975 (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 Tangla 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.