How Many People Are Named Tanga?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Tanga. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Tanga peaked in popularity in 1964 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanga as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tanga paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1964
28 births
Total Registered
404
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanga
Tanga is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 404 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tanga as a female name
Ranked #12,790 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1964 (28 births)
Tanga: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanga span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 189 babies were registered. Tanga has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanga by Decade
How has Tanga tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tanga by State
Birth registrations for Tanga span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana. On average, about 5 Tangas were registered per state.
Tanga + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanga as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tanga
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Tanga: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanga?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Tanga are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanga a common name?
Tanga is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 404 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanga most popular?
Tanga reached peak popularity in 1964, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanga is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanga a female name?
Tanga is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanga Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanga Smith, Tanga Johnson, Tanga Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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