Recorded 1977–1997 Girls' name Peak 1981 349 births

Nga — girls' name

349 babies named Nga in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s2571990s64
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Nga was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

43 babies were named Nga in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nga

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Nga between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nga performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 257 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Nga in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nga in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 349 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nga at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

349

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1981

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Nga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1981)
43
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
01020304050 1997199219891986198319801977 6

Nga by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
257 births that decade — 74% of Nga's all-time total
1970s281980s2571990s64

Nga by state

Where Nga concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
89 25.5%
#2 Texas
16 4.6%
#3 Louisiana
15 4.3%
California share of Nga's total US births 25.5%
Even split

89 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nga?
349 babies have been named Nga since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1981 with 43 births.
When was Nga most popular?
Nga was most popular in the 1980s decade with 257 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Nga most popular?
The top states for the name Nga are California (89 births), Texas (16 births), Louisiana (15 births).
How long has the name Nga been used?
Nga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Nga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ngan, Ngawang. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.