ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1978 First Year 2002 Last Year 1982 Peak Year #2972 Peak Rank 164 Total Count 19 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Duong What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Dương is a Vietnamese surname, an estimated 1% of the Vietnamese population shares the last name. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Vietnamese 📖 ## The Story of Duong American parents first put Duong on the record books as a baby boy name in 1978, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 15 Duongs were born — ranking #2,972 that year. About 59% of every Duong on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Duong last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 164 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Duong A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Dương Đình Nghệ , administrator of Giao Chỉ in around 931 AD * ●Dương Vân Nga , only empress dowager of the Đinh dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê dynasty * ●Dương Tam Kha , King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty * ●Dương Nhật Lễ , emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370 * ●Dương Văn An , minister in the cabinet of Mạc dynasty * ●Dương Hiếu Nghĩa , ARVN officer * ●Dương Hồng Sơn , footballer * ●Dương Quỳnh Hoa , member of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisional government, serving as a cabinet member. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Duong Phonetically similar names — useful when Duong is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Doing * Dewing * Dying * Duo * Dieing * Dyeing * [Dewan](/dewan) * Dowing * Duin * Doim * Doohan * Duim Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Duong What does the name Duong mean? Dương is a Vietnamese surname, an estimated 1% of the Vietnamese population shares the last name. What is the origin of the name Duong? Duong has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Vietnamese. How popular is Duong in 2026? In 2026, Duong ranks #9,392 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Duong most popular? Duong reached its peak popularity in 1982, ranking #2,972 that year with 15 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Duong most popular? Duong has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Duong. Is Duong a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Duong is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Duong? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Duong include Yehudah, Tomothy, Han. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦YehudahPeak #2972](/yehudah)[👦TomothyPeak #2972](/tomothy)[👦HanPeak #2972](/han)[👦JothamPeak #2972](/jotham)[👦LoukasPeak #2972](/loukas)[👦AntawanPeak #2972](/antawan)[👦ChezPeak #2972](/chez)[👦TravantiPeak #2972](/travanti) ## About the name Duong Duong is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 164 births in the dataset. Duong's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #2,972\. Use the chart and map above to compare Duong's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1982 → ](/year/1982) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.