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Girl name

Tanga

100% girls · last recorded 1990

Tanga has been given to about 404 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 370
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tanga per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 28
  • Born in 20250
  • All time404

How popular is Tanga?

Its best year was 1964, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 2341st. The typical living American called Tanga is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Tanga

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanya0.79
  2. Tana0.79
  3. Tania0.74
  4. Taniya0.71
  5. Tawnya0.69
  6. Tara0.64
  7. Tasha0.64
  8. Tamra0.64

Middle names for Tanga

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tanga Josephine0.84
  2. Tanga Rose0.83
  3. Tanga Louise0.83
  4. Tanga June0.82
  5. Tanga Pearl0.82
  6. Tanga Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tanga

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.65
  2. Pennysister · 0.64
  3. Reginasister · 0.60
  4. Robinsister · 0.59
  5. Scottbrother · 0.59
  6. Rockybrother · 0.59

Where Tanga is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tanga White0.78
    2. Tanga Reyes0.78
    3. Tanga Nguyen0.78
    4. Tanga Moore0.78
    5. Tanga Lee0.78
    6. Tanga Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tanga

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.