Unisex name · since 2006
Ngawang
82 babies named Ngawang in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 82
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ngawang currently ranks #11394 among unisex names in America, with 82 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ngawang has been recorded 82 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #11394 nationally and more common than 18% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #18,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,394 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 82 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ngawang ranks #18,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,394 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 82 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 82
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ngawang's 82 recorded births place it above 58.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ngawang compares
82 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ngawang's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ngawang | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 82 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ngawang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ngawang's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ngawang popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ngawang popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 2013 (Ngawang as girls' name)
Ngawang by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Ngawang's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Ngawang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (51% of all-time use).
Ngawang by state
Where Ngawang concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 13.4% |
11 of 82 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ngawang's data
- Ngawang's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ngawangs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ngawang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Ngawang 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.