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Tango

Tango ranks #139 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 15 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #333 among boy dog names.
Tango's popularity trend

Tango's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
15
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#139
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−13
2014 → 2019
Gender split
77% male
23% female77% male

Gender split comes from 31 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Tango mean?
/ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/2 syllables

Tango is the word for the passionate, close-hold ballroom dance that grew out of the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay in the late 1800s. The word's own deeper origins are debated among linguists, but it reached English directly from Spanish and Portuguese.

Tango has rhythm built right into it - a name for a companion who moves with flair, whether that's a confident strut or a dramatic flop onto the floor. It suits an animal with personality to spare.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Tango shows up

Cats named Tango per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US0.04%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%

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