Boys' name · since 1983
Wang
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.
- #19,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wang is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 70 have been recorded since 1983.
Wang has 70 recorded births among boys since 1983, 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 1983 to 1999.
- #19,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wang ranks #19,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wang's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Wang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wang's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1999
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Wang by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (43 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Wang's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Wang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 43 births (61% of all-time use).
Wang by state
Where Wang concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 7.1% |
5 of 70 births nationwide.
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- Wang's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 1990s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Wangs (5 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 Wang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1983–1999 (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 Wang 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.