Tangela
The first generation (generation I) of the Pokémon franchise features the original 151 fictional species of monsters introduced to the core video game series in the 1996 Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red, Green and Blue. Later, Pokemon Yellow and Blue were released in Japan.
Meaning & Origin of Tangela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The first generation (generation I) of the Pokémon franchise features the original 151 fictional species of monsters introduced to the core video game series in the 1996 Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red, Green and Blue. Later, Pokemon Yellow and Blue were released in Japan.
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The Story of Tangela
Tangela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 193 Tangelas were born — ranking #757 that year. As of 2026, Tangela ranks #12,153 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Tangelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tangela
Tangela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Tangela's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #757. Use the chart and map above to compare Tangela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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