Boys' name · since 1980
Khuong
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Khuong, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
40 boys have been named Khuong since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khuong has been recorded 40 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1988.
- #23,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khuong ranks #23,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Khuong's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khuong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khuong splits its recorded history at 1986: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khuong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1988.
40 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 9 births in a single year.
Khuong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (40 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Khuong's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Khuong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 40 births (100% of all-time use).
Khuong decade highlights
- Peak decade 40 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khuong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1980–1988 (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 Khuong 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.
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