Tangia
Tangia is an urn-shaped terra cotta cooking vessel. It is also the name of the stew cooked in the pot. It is common in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Meaning & Origin of Tangia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tangia is an urn-shaped terra cotta cooking vessel. It is also the name of the stew cooked in the pot. It is common in Marrakesh, Morocco.
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The Story of Tangia
Tangia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 7 Tangias were born — ranking #5,974 that year. As of 2026, Tangia ranks #11,408 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 74 Tangias 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 Tangia
Tangia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Tangia's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #5,974. Use the chart and map above to compare Tangia'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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