The baby name Tangela appears in baby name data for the United States from 1956 to 1998. It was most popular in 1971 with 242 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Tangela has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1958 | 20 |
| 1959 | 32 |
| 1960 | 34 |
| 1961 | 26 |
| 1962 | 93 |
| 1963 | 157 |
| 1964 | 161 |
| 1965 | 181 |
| 1966 | 194 |
| 1967 | 230 |
| 1968 | 189 |
| 1969 | 212 |
| 1970 | 221 |
| 1971 | 242 |
| 1972 | 217 |
| 1973 | 230 |
| 1974 | 158 |
| 1975 | 165 |
| 1976 | 145 |
| 1977 | 130 |
| 1978 | 131 |
| 1979 | 144 |
| 1980 | 108 |
| 1981 | 88 |
| 1982 | 117 |
| 1983 | 59 |
| 1984 | 91 |
| 1985 | 93 |
| 1986 | 96 |
| 1987 | 60 |
| 1988 | 47 |
| 1989 | 37 |
| 1990 | 44 |
| 1991 | 49 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1994 | 30 |
| 1998 | 10 |