Tangela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tan-JEL-a
- Origin
- Modern
Tangela is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tangela come from?
Modern: blend of Ta- and Angela
Is Tangela a girl's or a boy's name?
Tangela is a girls' name.
How popular is Tangela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 193 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Tangela in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tangela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 50 | #2,478 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 53 | #2,245 |
| 1988 | 58 | #2,028 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,990 |
| 1986 | 77 | #1,561 |
| 1985 | 84 | #1,472 |
| 1984 | 98 | #1,279 |
| 1983 | 75 | #1,512 |
| 1982 | 101 | #1,268 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,568 |
| 1980 | 107 | #1,227 |
| 1979 | 116 | #1,144 |
| 1978 | 111 | #1,150 |
| 1977 | 122 | #1,067 |
| 1976 | 116 | #1,055 |
| 1975 | 151 | #878 |
| 1974 | 146 | #882 |
| 1973 | 179 | #758 |
| 1972 | 180 | #769 |
| 1971 | 193 | #757 |
| 1970 | 153 | #871 |
| 1969 | 133 | #920 |
| 1968 | 130 | #906 |
| 1967 | 133 | #886 |
| 1966 | 132 | #872 |
| 1965 | 124 | #904 |
| 1964 | 100 | #1,091 |
| 1963 | 89 | #1,158 |
| 1962 | 69 | #1,332 |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,639 |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,694 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,950 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,505 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
Names like Tangela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Angela, Maria, Amanda, Melissa, Teresa, Marisol, Marissa, Vanessa, Monica, Juana, Sabrina, Cassandra
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tangela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tangela, updated 20 October 2026.