Recorded 1983–1999 Boys' name Peak 1984 70 births

Wang — boys' name

70 babies named Wang in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s431990s27
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Wang was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wang in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wang

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Wang between 1983 and 1999, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wang currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wang shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wang in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wang 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 70 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.

Wang at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

70

Since 1983

17 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1983

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1999

Wang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1983

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919951994199119901989198819871986198519841983 5

Wang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 61% of Wang's all-time total
1980s431990s27

Wang by state

Where Wang concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.1%
California share of Wang's total US births 7.1%

5 of 70 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wang?
70 babies have been named Wang since 1983. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Wang most popular?
Wang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Wang most popular?
The top states for the name Wang are California (5 births).
How long has the name Wang been used?
Wang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 17 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Wang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wanda, Wanya, Wane, Wandell, 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, 1983–1999 (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.