Boys' name · since 1979
Vang
325 babies named Vang in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vang sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 325 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Vang recorded 325 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2002.
- #10,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 325 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vang ranks #10,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vang's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vang splits its recorded history at 1990: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vang popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2002
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Vang popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1981 (Vang as girls' name)
Vang by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (164 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Vang's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Vang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 164 births (50% of all-time use).
Vang by state
Where Vang concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 126 | 38.8% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 19 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 11 | 3.4% |
126 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vang's data
- Vang's decade-level peak was the 1980s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vangs (126 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 Vang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 1979–2002 (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 Vang 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.