How Many People Are Named Giang?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Giang. It is used for both genders, with 84.0% male. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Giang peaked in popularity in 1982 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Giang 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 Giang paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Giang is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1982
11 births
Total Registered
75
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Giang
Giang is predominantly male (84.0%), though 12 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Giang as a male name
Ranked #8,661 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1982 (11 births)
Giang as a female name
Ranked #15,624 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1990 (6 births)
Giang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Giang span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 58 babies were registered. Giang has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Giang by Decade
How has Giang 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.
Giang + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Giang as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Giang
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Giang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giang?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Giang 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Giang a common name?
Giang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Giang most popular?
Giang reached peak popularity in 1982, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Giang is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Giang a male name?
Giang is predominantly male. 84.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Giang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Giang Smith, Giang Johnson, Giang 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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