Kang

KANG /ˈkæŋ/
girl 1 syllable fading

Kang is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Kang is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Kang was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 1983 (18 births).

About the name Kang

PronunciationKANG /ˈkæŋ/
CultureChineseKorean

Names similar to Kang

How popular is Kang?

Girls named Kang
1980198519901995
Girls named Kang per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1980–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Kang
19811985199019952000200520102012
Boys named Kang per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1980–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kang total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201255—#13,244
200555—#12,380
200077—#8,673
199510—#14,469#9,591
19945—#14,467—
19936—#12,550—
199214—#9,916#7,951
199110—#8,265—
19905——#8,804
198915—#5,671—
19889—#8,010—
19855—#11,451—
198323—#4,184#6,777
198210—#6,573—
198114—#7,718#5,875
19809—#7,052—