Thang
Thang was the 3936th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 2416th; the most babies were born in 2016 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 354 places. More babies were named Thang in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,936 boys, down 1,056 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201644 babies
- Total since 1880
- 796babies recorded
Thang popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 29 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,936 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,880 | 42 |
| 2010 | #5,024 | 19 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #3,588 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,103 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thang, counting every spelling?
Thang has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thang?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thang (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thang born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thang.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thang?
About 700 people born in the US named Thang are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 32. That makes Thang a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Thang by state
How common Thang was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (25.5×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Thang: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thang, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thang
How popular is the name Thang?
Thang was the 3936th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 2416th; the most babies were born in 2016 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 354 places. More babies were named Thang in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Thang a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thang in the US.
Where is Thang most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thang was most common in Oklahoma (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Kentucky.