Boys' name · since 1986
Nang
53 babies named Nang in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nang is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 53 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nang has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1986, 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 1986 to 2023.
- #21,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nang ranks #21,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nang's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nang's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2023
- Peak year (2015)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nang by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 79% of the file).
2010s was Nang's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Nang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Nang's decade-level peak was the 2010s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1986–2023 (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 Nang 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.