US rank #11050 Unisex name Peak 1987 671 births

Sang — #11050 US boys' name

671 babies named Sang in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s71950s131960s171970s751980s2191990s1662000s722010s862020s11
#11050
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sang was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

29 babies were named Sang in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sang

The Social Security Administration has registered 671 babies named Sang between 1929 and 2024, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sang currently holds the #11050 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Sang is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 47 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sang shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kansas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sang in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sang 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 671 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.

Sang at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

671

Since 1929

96 years of records

Peak year

1987

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,050

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1929

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sang popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1929

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
29
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
010203040 20242013200419961988198019711929 5

Sang popularity over time — girls

47 total births recorded since 1981 (Sang as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 47 births
4681012 1996199319911989198319821981 7

Sang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
219 births that decade — 33% of Sang's all-time total
1920s51940s71950s131960s171970s751980s2191990s1662000s722010s862020s11

Sang by state

Where Sang concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
103 15.4%
#2 Kansas
51 7.6%
#3 New York
6 0.9%
California share of Sang's total US births 15.4%
Even split

103 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sang?
671 babies have been named Sang since 1929. It currently ranks #11050 among boys. The peak year was 1987 with 29 births.
When was Sang most popular?
Sang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Sang most popular?
The top states for the name Sang are California (103 births), Kansas (51 births), New York (6 births).
Is Sang a unisex name?
Yes, Sang is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 671 births, and as a girl's name it has 47 births.
How long has the name Sang been used?
Sang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 96 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1929–2024 (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.