Tangula
The Tanggula, Tangla, Tanglha, or Dangla Mountains is a mountain range in the central part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Tibet. Administratively, the range is in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, with the central section extending into the Tanggula Town and the eastern section entering the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province.
Meaning & Origin of Tangula
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Tanggula, Tangla, Tanglha, or Dangla Mountains is a mountain range in the central part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Tibet. Administratively, the range is in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, with the central section extending into the Tanggula Town and the eastern section entering the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province.
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The Story of Tangula
Tangula first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 8 Tangulas were born — ranking #5,146 that year. As of 2026, Tangula ranks #10,393 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 55 Tangulas 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 Tangula
Tangula is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 55 births in the dataset. Tangula's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #5,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Tangula'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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