Total births
5
Boys' name · since 1885
Ng
Ng has 5 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1885 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 5
- total births
- 1885–1885
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Ng is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1885.
Ng has 5 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1885.
- 5 total births
- 1885–1885 years on record
- 1880s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
5 boys have been named Ng since 1885, peaking in the 1880s, last recorded in 1885.
- 5
- total births
- 1885–1885
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1880s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ng was born in this single decade.
1885
Single peak year
5 babies were named Ng in 1885 - its busiest year on record.
Ng at a glance
Last recorded 1885Peak year
1885
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1885
Ng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1885
- Peak year (1885)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Ng by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1880s was Ng's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ng? ▼
5 babies have been named Ng since 1885. It was last recorded in 1885. The peak year was 1885 with 5 births.
When was Ng most popular? ▼
Ng was most popular in the 1880s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1885.
How long has the name Ng been used? ▼
Records for Ng go back to 1885, giving 1 year of history through 1885.
What names are similar to Ng? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nguyen, Nghia, Ngawang, Ngai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ng
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1885–1885 (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. "Ng: Baby Name Since 1885 - 5 Births, Peak 1885." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ng. 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 Ng 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 June 2026.