Vuong
Vương or Vuong is a Vietnamese surname
Meaning & Origin of Vuong
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vương or Vuong is a Vietnamese surname
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The Story of Vuong
Vuong first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 15 Vuongs were born — ranking #3,069 that year. As of 2026, Vuong ranks #10,860 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 180 Vuongs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Vuong
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Vương Văn Đông , Army of the Republic of Vietnam colonel, staged the 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
- Vương Kiêm Toàn (born 1902), Vietnamese literacy educator
- Vương Tiến Dũng (born 1949), Vietnamese football coach
- Vương Đình Huệ (born 1957), Vietnamese politician, Minister of Finance (2011 – 2013), Deputy Prime Minister (from 2016)
- Vương Trung Hiếu (born 1959), Vietnamese writer
- Vương Anh Tuấn (born 1959), Vietnamese economist, General Director of Hotel Continental Saigon , deputy director of Saigontourist ( Tổng công ty Du lịch Sài Gòn )
- Vương Thị Huyền (born 1992), Vietnamese Olympic weightlifter
- Ocean Vuong (born 1988), American poet
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Names that sound like Vuong
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About the name Vuong
Vuong is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 180 births in the dataset. Vuong's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #3,069. Use the chart and map above to compare Vuong'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 .
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