Recorded 1981–1991 Unisex name Peak 1982 63 births

Giang — boys' name

63 babies named Giang in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s5
1980s
Peak decade

92% of everyone ever named Giang was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Giang in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Giang

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Giang between 1981 and 1991, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Giang currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Giang is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Giang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Giang shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Giang 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 63 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.

Giang at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

63

Since 1981

11 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1981

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1991

Giang popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1981

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19911989198619851984198319821981 5

Giang popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1990 (Giang as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 20101990 6

Giang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 92% of Giang's all-time total
1980s581990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giang?
63 babies have been named Giang since 1981. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Giang most popular?
Giang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Is Giang a unisex name?
Yes, Giang is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 63 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Giang been used?
Giang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 11 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Giang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gianni, Giancarlo, Gian, Gianluca, 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, 1981–1991 (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.