Tangier
Tangier is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
Meaning & Origin of Tangier
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tangier is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
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Origin & history
The Story of Tangier
Tangier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 5 Tangiers were born — ranking #7,996 that year. As of 2026, Tangier ranks #12,360 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Tangiers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Tangier
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- Main article: List of people from Tangier Ibn Battuta (1304–1378), Moroccan scholar and traveler who went on a worldwide quest.
- Roger Elliott ( c. 1665 –1714), first British Governor of Gibraltar
- Alexander Spotswood (1676–1740), American Lieutenant-Colonel and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
- Haim Benchimol (1826 or 1834 - 1906) businessman, newspaper publisher, Jewish community leader and philanthropist
- Ion Hanford Perdicaris (1840–1925), Greek-American author, lawyer and painter; he became the unofficial head of Tangier's foreign community
- Alexandre Rey Colaço (1854–1928), Portuguese pianist
- Walter Burton Harris (1866–1933), journalist, writer, traveller and socialite
- Heinz Tietjen (1881–1967), German music composer
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Names that sound like Tangier
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About the name Tangier
Tangier is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Tangier's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #7,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Tangier'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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