Tapanga

An uncommon pick — distinctive and rare.

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Rare name

Meaning & Origin

Tapanga is a girl's baby name of African origin, drawing on African phonetic traditions and creative coinage within African American communities. The name has the open, rhythmic quality of sub-Saharan African names, with its three syllables flowing naturally from the palate.

Tapanga carries an exotic, sun-warmed quality — a name that sounds as if it holds the warmth of the African continent in its syllables, offering a child a connection to a broader heritage through the resonance of its sound alone.

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Popularity Over Time

Tapanga has 24+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1995.

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Popularity by Decade

Decade-by-decade popularity data for Tapanga
DecadeBirthsTrend
2020s6
2010s71
2000s313
1990s159

Year-by-Year Data

View complete yearly data(24 years, 19952021)
Year-by-year popularity data for the name Tapanga
YearBirthsRank
20216#15063
20196#15378
20186#15482
20169#11695
20149#11849
201313#8992
20129#12118
201110#11116
20109#12162
200917#7646
200822#6332
200723#6064
200625#5537
200526#5097
200424#5366
200338#3720
200245#3191
200141#3359
200052#2813
199943#3094

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.

Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (19952021) · Methodology