US rank #4112 Boys' name Peak 2016 739 births

Thang — #4112 US boys' name

739 babies named Thang in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s1271990s912000s372010s3092020s152
#4112
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Thang was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

44 babies were named Thang in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thang

The Social Security Administration has registered 739 babies named Thang between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thang currently holds the #4112 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thang performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 309 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thang shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Thang in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thang 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 739 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.

Thang at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

739

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2016

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,112

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thang popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
44
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220031993198719811976 5

Thang popularity over time — girls

29 total births recorded since 2014 (Thang as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
4.555.566.577.5 20232020201820162014 7

Thang by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
309 births that decade — 42% of Thang's all-time total
1970s231980s1271990s912000s372010s3092020s152

Thang by state

Where Thang concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Thang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
106 14.3%
#2 California
63 8.5%
#3 Indiana
11 1.5%
#4 Michigan
6 0.8%
#5 Tennessee
6 0.8%
#6 Florida
5 0.7%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.7%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.7%
Oklahoma share of Thang's total US births 14.3%
Even split

106 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thang?
739 babies have been named Thang since 1976. It currently ranks #4112 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 44 births.
When was Thang most popular?
Thang was most popular in the 2010s decade with 309 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Thang most popular?
The top states for the name Thang are Oklahoma (106 births), California (63 births), Indiana (11 births).
How long has the name Thang been used?
Thang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, 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, 1976–2024 (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.