Unisex name · since 1929
Sang
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.
- #6,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 671
- born since 1929
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sang sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 671 recorded since 1929.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sang has been recorded 671 times among boys since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2024.
- #6,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 671 born since 1929
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sang ranks #6,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 671 born since 1929, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 671
- born since 1929
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sang's 671 recorded births place it above 85.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sang's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sang popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Sang popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1981 (Sang as girls' name)
Sang by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (219 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Sang's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
219 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 219 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sang compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sang's total volume
Sang by state
Where Sang concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Kansas | | 51 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
103 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sang's data
- Sang's decade-level peak was the 1980s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sangs (103 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1929–2024 (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 Sang 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.