Total births
40
Boys' name · since 2008
Liang
Liang has 40 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 40
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
40 boys have been named Liang since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liang has been recorded 40 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2018.
- 40 total births
- 2008–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
40 boys have been named Liang since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 40
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Liang was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
6 babies were named Liang in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Liang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Liang's full recorded timeline at 2012, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Liang at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Liang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Liang by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Liang's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Liang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Liang? ▼
Liang has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 6 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Liang most popular? ▼
Liang was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Liang been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Liang since 2008 -- 11 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Liang? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liam, Lian, Liandro, Liangelo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Liang
Nearby Names Like Liang
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Liang
Liam Boy
#1 358,536 births
Lian Boy
#514 4,579 births
Liandro Boy
#8407 194 births
Liangelo Boy
#5435 190 births
Liahm Boy
#10570 164 births
Compare Liang side by side: Liang vs Liam Liang vs Lian Liang vs Liandro
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Liang: Baby Name Since 2008 - 40 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liang. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Liang 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 July 2026.