Recorded 1978–2002 Boys' name Peak 1982 164 births

Duong — boys' name

164 babies named Duong in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s961990s512000s6
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Duong was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

15 babies were named Duong in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duong

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Duong between 1978 and 2002, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Duong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Duong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duong 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 164 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.

Duong at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

164

Since 1978

25 years of records

Peak year

1982

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1978

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2002

Duong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1978

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1982)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Duong by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
96 births that decade — 59% of Duong's all-time total
1970s111980s961990s512000s6

Duong by state

Where Duong concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Duong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 7.3%
California share of Duong's total US births 7.3%

12 of 164 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duong?
164 babies have been named Duong since 1978. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1982 with 15 births.
When was Duong most popular?
Duong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Duong most popular?
The top states for the name Duong are California (12 births).
How long has the name Duong been used?
Duong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 25 years of data through 2002.

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, 1978–2002 (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.