Boys' name · since 1976
Thang
Thang has 767 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
767 babies have been named Thang since 1976, making it today's #3881 boys' name.
Thang has 767 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3881 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,059 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 767 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thang ranks #6,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 767 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thang's 767 recorded births place it above 86.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Thang compares
767 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thang's all-time total is 108% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thang | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 767 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thang's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thang popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Thang popularity over time - girls
29 total births recorded since 2014 (Thang as girls' name)
Thang by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (309 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Thang's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Thang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 309 births (40% of all-time use).
How Thang 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 Thang's total volume
Thang by state
Where Thang concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 106 | 13.8% |
| #2 | California | | 63 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #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% |
106 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Thang's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (309 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Thangs (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
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 Thang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Thang 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.