Total births
180
Boys' name · since 1979
Vuong
Vuong has 180 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 180
- total births
- 1979–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
180 boys have been named Vuong since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vuong has 180 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2022.
- 180 total births
- 1979–2022 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
180 boys have been named Vuong since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2022.
- 180
- total births
- 1979–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Vuong was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
15 babies were named Vuong in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Vuong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vuong's full recorded timeline at 1991, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vuong at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Vuong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2022
- Peak year (1985)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Vuong by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Vuong's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Vuong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 94 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vuong? ▼
Since 1979, Social Security records show 180 babies named Vuong. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1985, with 15 births.
When was Vuong most popular? ▼
Vuong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Vuong been used? ▼
Vuong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What to do with Vuong's data
- Vuong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vuong: Baby Name Since 1979 - 180 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vuong. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Vuong 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 July 2026.