How Many People Are Named Cuong?
An estimated 532 people in the United States have the first name Cuong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Cuong peaked in popularity in 1983 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cuong as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cuong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
532
About 1 in 644,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1983
46 births
Total Registered
554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cuong
Cuong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 554 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cuong as a male name
Ranked #11,222 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1983 (46 births)
Cuong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cuong span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 357 babies were registered. Cuong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cuong by Decade
How has Cuong tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cuong by State
Birth registrations for Cuong span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Louisiana, Texas, California. On average, about 67 Cuongs were registered per state.
Cuong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cuong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cuong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cuong?
We estimate approximately 532 people named Cuong are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 644,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Cuong a common name?
Cuong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cuong most popular?
Cuong reached peak popularity in 1983, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cuong is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cuong a male name?
Cuong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cuong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cuong Smith, Cuong Johnson, Cuong Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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