How Many People Are Named Kang?
people named Kang are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,325,067 people in the US has this name
Based on 152 babies named Kang in Social Security records from 1980 to 2012, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kang, 71.2% were girls and 28.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kang alive today is about 36 years old, and 89% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kang first appears in the records in 1980 and was given most often in 1983, to 23 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2012.
Babies given the name each year, 1980 to 2012
🏆 Rank History
Kang has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,183, in 1983. Among boys, its best rank was #5,873, in 1981.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,183 (1983) | #5,873 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,043 in the 1980s | #12,468 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kang alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kang were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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