Is Thang a boy or girl name?

Thang is a boy’s name. Of the 796 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.6% were girls and 96.4% were boys.

Thang

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Thang was most popular in 2016, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,663 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 796 people named Thang.

Thang over time

Births per year. The dot marks Thang’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Thang a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Thang is a boy’s name — 3.6% of the 796 Americans given it were girls and 96.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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 Thang

Where Thang 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