Recorded 2012–2018 Unisex name Peak 2017 54 births

Ngun — unisex name

54 babies named Ngun in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s54
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Ngun was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ngun in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ngun

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Ngun between 2012 and 2018, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ngun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Ngun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ngun performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ngun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ngun 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 54 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.

Ngun at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

54

Since 2012

7 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2012

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2018

Ngun popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2012

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4681012 2018201720162015201420132012 6

Ngun popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Ngun as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Ngun by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
54 births that decade — 100% of Ngun's all-time total
2010s54

Ngun by state

Where Ngun concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ngun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 9.3%
Indiana share of Ngun's total US births 9.3%

5 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ngun?
54 babies have been named Ngun since 2012. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Ngun most popular?
Ngun was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Ngun most popular?
The top states for the name Ngun are Indiana (5 births).
Is Ngun a unisex name?
Yes, Ngun is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 54 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ngun been used?
Ngun has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 7 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Ngun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nguyen, Nguyet. 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, 2012–2018 (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.