Boys' name · since 1973
Shang
Shang has 25 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
25 boys have been named Shang since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shang recorded 25 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1994.
- #27,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shang ranks #27,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shang's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shang's full recorded timeline at 1981, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1994
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shang by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Shang's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shang's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1973–1994 (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 Shang 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.