Tangerine
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange, or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, or yet as a hybrid of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
Meaning & Origin of Tangerine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange, or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, or yet as a hybrid of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
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The Story of Tangerine
Tangerine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 9 Tangerines were born — ranking #5,477 that year. As of 2026, Tangerine ranks #13,386 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Tangerines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tangerine
Tangerine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Tangerine's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #5,477. Use the chart and map above to compare Tangerine'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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