Girls' name · since 1977
Hang
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.
- #13,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 382
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hang is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 382 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Hang recorded 382 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #13,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 382 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hang ranks #13,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 382 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 382
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hang's 382 recorded births place it above 80.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hang's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1984)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Hang by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (255 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Hang's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Hang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
255 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 255 births (67% of all-time use).
Hang by state
Where Hang concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| 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% |
88 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hang's data
- Hang's decade-level peak was the 1980s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hangs (88 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1977–2007 (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 Hang 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.