girl's name

Nga

  • Origin Vietnamese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 352

Nga is a girl's name. In 1997 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.

  • Nga is a name of Vietnamese origin.
  • Peaked in 1981, when 43 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Nga over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1997, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90
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Births named Nga by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 28
1980s 257
1990s (to 1997) 64

How popular is Nga?

In 1997, Nga 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 Nga is used

England & Wales #4,351 3 in 1999
United States #14,192 5 in 1997

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 Nga

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

Parents who like Nga also like

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

Sibling names for Nga

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

Common questions about Nga

How popular is the name Nga?

In 1997, Nga 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 Nga a girl's or a boy's name?

Nga is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nga most popular?

Nga peaked in 1981, when 43 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.