Khang
Khang is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Khang
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khang is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Khang
The earliest SSA record of Khang as a baby boy name dates back to 1979, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 48 newborns named Khang — #2,564 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Khang on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Khang ranks #5,933 for baby boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-36%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Khang
Khang is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Khang's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,373. Use the chart and map above to compare Khang's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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.