How Many People Are Named Wang?
An estimated 68 people in the United States have the first name Wang. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Wang peaked in popularity in 1984 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wang 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 Wang paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wang is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
68
About 1 in 5,040,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1984
7 births
Total Registered
70
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wang
Wang is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 70 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wang as a male name
Ranked #11,545 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1984 (7 births)
Wang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wang span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 43 babies were registered. While Wang is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wang by Decade
How has Wang 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.
Wang by State
Wang + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wang as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wang
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wang?
We estimate approximately 68 people named Wang 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 5,040,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Wang a common name?
Wang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wang most popular?
Wang reached peak popularity in 1984, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wang is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wang a male name?
Wang is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wang Smith, Wang Johnson, Wang 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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