Recorded 1975–2021 Boys' name Peak 1981 733 births

Quang — boys' name

733 babies named Quang in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s621980s3371990s1562000s1322010s412020s5
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Quang was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

42 babies were named Quang in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quang

The Social Security Administration has registered 733 babies named Quang between 1975 and 2021, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quang currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Quang shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Quang in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quang 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 733 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.

Quang at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

733

Since 1975

47 years of records

Peak year

1981

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1975

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2021

Quang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1975

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1981)
42
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Quang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
337 births that decade — 46% of Quang's all-time total
1970s621980s3371990s1562000s1322010s412020s5

Quang by state

Where Quang concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Quang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
164 22.4%
#2 Texas
44 6.0%
#3 Massachusetts
5 0.7%
California share of Quang's total US births 22.4%
Even split

164 of 733 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quang?
733 babies have been named Quang since 1975. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1981 with 42 births.
When was Quang most popular?
Quang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Quang most popular?
The top states for the name Quang are California (164 births), Texas (44 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Quang been used?
Quang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 47 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Quang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quadir, Quan, Quade, Quaid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2021 (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.