Recorded 1982–2021 Girls' name Peak 1991 219 births

Ngan — girls' name

219 babies named Ngan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s631990s842000s622010s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ngan was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ngan in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ngan

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Ngan between 1982 and 2021, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ngan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ngan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ngan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ngan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ngan 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 219 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.

Ngan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

219

Since 1982

40 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1982

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ngan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1982

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 20212006200119971992198819841982 10

Ngan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 38% of Ngan's all-time total
1980s631990s842000s622010s52020s5

Ngan by state

Where Ngan concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ngan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Ngan's total US births 2.3%

5 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ngan?
219 babies have been named Ngan since 1982. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Ngan most popular?
Ngan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ngan most popular?
The top states for the name Ngan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ngan been used?
Ngan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 40 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ngan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nga, 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, 1982–2021 (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.