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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Tangela

Tangela was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 759th; the most babies were born in 1971 (193). More babies were named Tangela in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1971193 babies
Total since 1880
3,784babies recorded

Tangela popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#7,98613
1990#2,79342
1980#1,237107
1970#874153
1960#1,72344
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Tangela, counting every spelling?

Tangela has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Tangela?

About 3,500 people born in the US named Tangela are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 43 and 57. That makes Tangela mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Tangela by state

How common Tangela was among girls born in each state in 1969–1973, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (9.2×), Louisiana (4.1×), Georgia (3.8×), Alabama (3.3×), Mississippi (3.1×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesVA0.08Maryland: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMD0.06Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTN0.17North Carolina: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNC0.25South Carolina: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesSC0.17District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesLA0.42Mississippi: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesMS0.32Alabama: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesAL0.35Georgia: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesGA0.39Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: 0.95 per 1,000 babiesFL0.95
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Tangela, girls, 1969–1973. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Tangela

How popular is the name Tangela?

Tangela was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 759th; the most babies were born in 1971 (193). More babies were named Tangela in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Tangela a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,784 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Tangela most popular?

In 1969–1973, Tangela was most common in Florida (0.95 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.