How Many People Are Named Ngoc?
An estimated 689 people in the United States have the first name Ngoc. It is predominantly female (92.5%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Ngoc peaked in popularity in 1982 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ngoc 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 Ngoc paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
689
About 1 in 497,466 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.5% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1982
55 births
Total Registered
721
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ngoc
Ngoc is predominantly female (92.5%), though 54 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ngoc as a male name
Ranked #8,370 in 1993
6 male births in 1993
Peak: 1983 (10 births)
Ngoc as a female name
Ranked #16,939 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (47 births)
Ngoc: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ngoc span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 346 babies were registered. Ngoc has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ngoc by Decade
How has Ngoc 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.
Ngoc by State
Birth registrations for Ngoc 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 61 Ngocs were registered per state.
Ngoc + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ngoc as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ngoc
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Ngoc: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ngoc?
We estimate approximately 689 people named Ngoc 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 497,466 Americans share this first name.
Is Ngoc a common name?
Ngoc is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 721 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ngoc most popular?
Ngoc reached peak popularity in 1982, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ngoc is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ngoc a female name?
Ngoc is predominantly female. 92.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ngoc Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ngoc Smith, Ngoc Johnson, Ngoc 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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