Sang
Sang is a name with multiple cultural origins: Korean, Vietnamese.
- Korean
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Sang
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sang is a name with multiple cultural origins: Korean, Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
- Vietnamese
The Story of Sang
As a girl name
Sang first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 10 births, good for #7,987 nationwide. About 55% of every Sang on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sang last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sang as a boy name dates back to 1929, when 5 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Sang — #2,057 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Sang on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sang last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 671 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sang
Sang is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 671 births in the dataset. Sang's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #2,057. Use the chart and map above to compare Sang'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.