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unisex name

Kang

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 160

Kang is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 68% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2012 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1983, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kang over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kang by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 85
1990s 50
2000s 12
2010s (to 2012) 5

How popular is Kang?

In 2012, Kang was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kang is used

England & Wales #5,625 3 in 2009
United States #13,756 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kang

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kang also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kang over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kang

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kang — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kang

How popular is the name Kang?

In 2012, Kang was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kang a girl's or a boy's name?

Kang is used for both girls and boys. About 68% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Kang?

Kang has 1 syllable.

When was Kang most popular?

Kang peaked in 1983, when 23 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.