Recorded 1980–1991 Girls' name Peak 1981 47 births

Tang — girls' name

47 babies named Tang in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s12
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Tang was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tang in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tang

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Tang between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tang currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tang shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tang 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 47 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.

Tang at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

47

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Tang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 74% of Tang's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tang?
47 babies have been named Tang since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Tang most popular?
Tang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Tang been used?
Tang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. 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, 1980–1991 (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.