Tangla
A feminine name of Assamese origin meaning "misty haze or fog".
Name Census estimates that about 31 living Americans carry the first name Tangla. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tangla today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tangla births was 1971 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tangla. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tangla. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
31
~ 1 in 11,056,592 Americans
Peak year
1971
8 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
1975 SSA rank
#8,926
Tracked since 1963
Popularity
Tangla: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tangla from the 1960s through to the 1970s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 24 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tangla by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tangla during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tangla
The given name Tangla has its origins rooted in the ancient Sumerian civilization, which flourished in the region now known as southern Iraq around 4500-1900 BC. The name is derived from the Sumerian words "tan," meaning "to live," and "gla," meaning "abundance" or "prosperity." As such, Tangla can be interpreted as signifying a life of abundance or prosperity.
Tangla is believed to have first appeared in cuneiform inscriptions found on clay tablets and cylinder seals from the Early Dynastic Period of Sumer (2800-2350 BC). These ancient artifacts provide some of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tangla being used as a personal moniker.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest surviving works of literature from Mesopotamia, a character named Tangla is mentioned as a wise and respected elder among the people of Uruk. This literary reference suggests that the name Tangla was already in use and held significance during the time the epic was composed, around 2100 BC.
Throughout the millennia, Tangla has been borne by several notable historical figures. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Tangla of Kish, a prominent ruler of the ancient Sumerian city-state of Kish, who reigned around 2500 BC.
In the 7th century BC, Tangla was the name of a highly regarded Babylonian astronomer and mathematician who made significant contributions to the development of astronomy and the calculation of planetary movements.
During the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BC), Tangla was the name of a Persian nobleman and military commander who served under King Darius the Great. His exploits and loyalty to the king were recorded in the Behistun Inscription, a crucial historical source from ancient Persia.
In the 3rd century BC, Tangla was a renowned Greek philosopher from the Cyrenaic school of hedonism, known for his teachings on the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the highest good.
Fast-forwarding to the 16th century AD, Tangla was the name of a prominent Indian poet and scholar from the Mughal Empire, whose works were celebrated for their eloquence and depth of thought.
These examples illustrate the enduring legacy and historical significance of the name Tangla across various cultures and time periods, from the ancient Sumerian civilization to the Renaissance era.
People
Tangla + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tangla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tangla: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tangla?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 31 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tangla going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,056,592 US residents.
Is Tangla a common name?
We classify Tangla as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 36 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tangla most popular?
The single biggest year for Tangla was 1971, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tangla is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tangla in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tangla a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tangla in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tangla still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tangla in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tangla can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Tangla?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Tangla at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.