Unisex name · since 1975
Ngoc
Ngoc has 673 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 673
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ngoc is the #15359 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 673 recorded since 1975.
Ngoc has 673 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15359 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #9,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,359 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 673 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ngoc ranks #9,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,359 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 673 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 673
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ngoc's 673 recorded births place it above 86.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ngoc compares
673 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ngoc's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ngoc | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 673 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ngoc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ngoc splits its recorded history at 1997: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ngoc popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ngoc popularity over time - boys
54 total births recorded since 1980 (Ngoc as boys' name)
Ngoc by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (305 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Ngoc's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ngoc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
305 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 305 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ngoc compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ngoc's total volume
Ngoc by state
Where Ngoc concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.6% |
134 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ngoc's data
- Ngoc's decade-level peak was the 1980s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ngocs (134 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ngoc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Ngoc 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.