boy's name
Tanguy
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 18,050
Tanguy is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2000, when 1,225 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1902.
Tanguy over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 35 |
| 1910s | 30 |
| 1920s | 40 |
| 1930s | 40 |
| 1940s | 65 |
| 1950s | 110 |
| 1960s | 390 |
| 1970s | 1,705 |
| 1980s | 2,115 |
| 1990s | 7,395 |
| 2000s | 5,855 |
| 2010s | 245 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Tanguy?
In 2025, Tanguy was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tanguy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tanguy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tanguy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tanguy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tanguy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tanguy
Is Tanguy a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanguy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Tanguy most popular?
Tanguy peaked in 2000, when 1,225 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tanguy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tanguy currently ranks #4,864 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.