How Many People Are Named Vang?
An estimated 324 people in the United States have the first name Vang. It is predominantly male (96.7%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Vang peaked in popularity in 1990 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vang 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 Vang paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
324
About 1 in 1,057,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.7% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
33 births
Total Registered
336
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vang
Vang is predominantly male (96.7%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Vang as a male name
Ranked #10,601 in 2002
6 male births in 2002
Peak: 1990 (27 births)
Vang as a female name
Ranked #12,897 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (6 births)
Vang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vang span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 169 babies were registered. Vang has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vang by Decade
How has Vang 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.
Vang by State
Birth registrations for Vang span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Wisconsin, Minnesota. The lowest are in Minnesota, Wisconsin, California. On average, about 52 Vangs were registered per state.
Vang + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vang as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vang
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vang?
We estimate approximately 324 people named Vang 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 1,057,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Vang a common name?
Vang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 336 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vang most popular?
Vang reached peak popularity in 1990, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vang is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vang a male name?
Vang is predominantly male. 96.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vang Smith, Vang Johnson, Vang 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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