Girls' name · since 1982
Ngan
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 219 babies named Ngan, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 219
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ngan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 219 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ngan has been recorded 219 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2021.
- #18,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 219 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ngan ranks #18,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 219 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 219
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ngan's 219 recorded births place it above 73.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ngan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ngan's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ngan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2021
- Peak year (1991)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ngan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (84 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Ngan's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ngan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 84 births (38% of all-time use).
Ngan by state
Where Ngan concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 219 births nationwide.
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- Ngan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ngans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ngan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1982–2021 (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 Ngan 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.