Names / Girl names
Tang
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#8,062
in 1981
First recorded
1980
in U.S. data
Children named
47
since 1980
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8,062 in 1981 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Tang first appears in 1980. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 47 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.