Recorded 1977–2003 Boys' name Peak 1983 236 births

Truong — boys' name

236 babies named Truong in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s1391990s462000s23
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Truong was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

19 babies were named Truong in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Truong

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Truong between 1977 and 2003, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Truong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Truong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Truong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Truong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Truong 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 236 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.

Truong at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

236

Since 1977

27 years of records

Peak year

1983

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1977

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2003

Truong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1977

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1983)
19
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20031996199219891986198319801977 9

Truong by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
139 births that decade — 59% of Truong's all-time total
1970s281980s1391990s462000s23

Truong by state

Where Truong concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Truong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 10.6%
California share of Truong's total US births 10.6%

25 of 236 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Truong?
236 babies have been named Truong since 1977. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1983 with 19 births.
When was Truong most popular?
Truong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Truong most popular?
The top states for the name Truong are California (25 births).
How long has the name Truong been used?
Truong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 27 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Truong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Truman, Truett, Tru, True, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1977–2003 (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.