Recorded 1977–2007 Girls' name Peak 1984 382 births

Hang — girls' name

382 babies named Hang in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s2551990s822000s11
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Hang was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

45 babies were named Hang in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hang

The Social Security Administration has registered 382 babies named Hang between 1977 and 2007, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hang currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hang shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Hang in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hang 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 382 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.

Hang at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

382

Since 1977

31 years of records

Peak year

1984

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1977

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2007

Hang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1977

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1984)
45
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
01020304050 20071996199219891986198319801977 12

Hang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
255 births that decade — 67% of Hang's all-time total
1970s341980s2551990s822000s11

Hang by state

Where Hang concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Hang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 23.0%
#2 Texas
31 8.1%
#3 Louisiana
14 3.7%
#4 Kansas
6 1.6%
California share of Hang's total US births 23.0%
Even split

88 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hang?
382 babies have been named Hang since 1977. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1984 with 45 births.
When was Hang most popular?
Hang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Hang most popular?
The top states for the name Hang are California (88 births), Texas (31 births), Louisiana (14 births).
How long has the name Hang been used?
Hang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 31 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Hang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hannah, Hanna, Hana, Hanah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–2007 (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.