Boys' name · since 1979
Dang
310 babies named Dang in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 310
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dang sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 310 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dang has been recorded 310 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #10,380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 310 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dang ranks #10,380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 310
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dang's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dang's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dang popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (1982)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dang popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1986 (Dang as girls' name)
Dang by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (108 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Dang's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 108 births (35% of all-time use).
Dang by state
Where Dang concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 21.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
67 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dang's data
- Dang's decade-level peak was the 1980s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dangs (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dang draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.