Recorded 1980–1995 Boys' name Peak 1984 85 births

Chuong — boys' name

85 babies named Chuong in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s651990s20

The verdict

85 boys have been named Chuong since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

85
total births
1980–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Chuong was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

16 babies were named Chuong in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chuong

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Chuong between 1980 and 1995, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chuong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chuong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chuong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chuong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chuong in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chuong at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

85

Since 1980

16 years of records

Peak year

1984

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1980

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1995

Chuong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1980

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 1995199319891987198519831980 8

Chuong by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 76% of Chuong's all-time total
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Chuong by state

Where Chuong concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chuong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 11.8%
California share of Chuong's total US births 11.8%

10 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chuong?
85 babies have been named Chuong since 1980. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 16 births.
When was Chuong most popular?
Chuong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Chuong most popular?
The top states for the name Chuong are California (10 births).
How long has the name Chuong been used?
Chuong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 16 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Chuong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chuck, Chukwuemeka, Chuckie, Chucky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.