Boys' name · since 1977
Truong
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 236 babies named Truong, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 236
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Truong sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 236 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truong has been recorded 236 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2003.
- #12,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 236 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truong ranks #12,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 236
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Truong's 236 recorded births place it above 73.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Truong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Truong splits its recorded history at 1988: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Truong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2003
- Peak year (1983)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Truong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (139 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Truong's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Truong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 139 births (59% of all-time use).
Truong by state
Where Truong concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 10.6% |
25 of 236 births nationwide.
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What to do with Truong's data
- Truong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Truongs (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Truong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1977–2003 (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 Truong 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.