Girls' name · since 1976
Huong
Huong has 578 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 578
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Huong sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 578 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Huong recorded 578 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2011.
- #10,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 578 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huong ranks #10,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 578 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 578
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Huong's 578 recorded births place it above 85.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Huong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Huong's full recorded timeline at 1990, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Huong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2011
- Peak year (1982)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Huong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (344 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Huong's strongest decade.
344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Huong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
344 births
- 1990s 129
1990s
129 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 344 births (60% of all-time use).
How Huong compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Huong's total volume
Huong by state
Where Huong concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 21.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 73 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 35 | 6.1% |
123 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Huong's data
- Huong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (344 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Huongs (123 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.
Keep exploring Huong
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Huong: 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 (~35 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, 1976–2011 (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 Huong 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.