Recorded 1966–1975 Girls' name Peak 1975 25 births

Tanjala — girls' name

25 babies named Tanjala in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s13
1970s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tanjala in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanjala

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Tanjala between 1966 and 1975, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanjala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanjala performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tanjala shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanjala 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 25 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.

Tanjala at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

25

Since 1966

10 years of records

Peak year

1975

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1966

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1975

Tanjala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1966

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Tanjala by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 52% of Tanjala's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanjala?
25 babies have been named Tanjala since 1966. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1975 with 8 births.
When was Tanjala most popular?
Tanjala was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Tanjala been used?
Tanjala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 10 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Tanjala?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–1975 (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.