girl's name

Tangela

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 3,784

Tangela is a girl's name. In 2011 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 193 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1956.

Tangela over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

1,467
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Tangela by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 75
1960s 1,001
1970s 1,467
1980s 784
1990s 351
2000s 98
2010s (to 2011) 8

How popular is Tangela?

In 2011, Tangela was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tangela

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tangela also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tangela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tangela

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tangela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tangela

How popular is the name Tangela?

In 2011, Tangela was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tangela a girl's or a boy's name?

Tangela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Tangela most popular?

Tangela peaked in 1971, when 193 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.