Is Pang a boy or girl name?

Pang is a girl’s name. Of the 626 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.2% were girls and 1.8% were boys.

Pang

Recorded 1978–1999 · United States

Pang was most popular in 1990, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,224 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 626 people named Pang.

Pang over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pang’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pang a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pang is a girl’s name — 98.2% of the 626 Americans given it were girls and 1.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pang

Where Pang is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org