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How to Pronounce Kang
Pronounced KAHNG /ΛkΙΛΕ/Low
Meaning: Kang is chiefly a family name in Korea and China, given here as a first name from its romanized form. In Korea it is a widespread surname; in China the surname Kang is often glossed 'healthy' or 'peaceful'. Which route an American family followed is uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Kang is best known as an East Asian surname rather than a traditional given name. It is a widespread Korean family name and also a Chinese surname commonly read 'healthy' or 'peaceful'. In United States birth records it appears as a first name in small numbers, most plausibly a surname brought forward or a short, striking single-syllable pick; the exact route is uncertain, which we note.
Kang was never common as an American girl's name, given to only about twenty a year at its faint peak in the early nineteen-eighties. A girl named Kang then is in her early forties today.
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What does the name Kang mean?
It is a romanized Korean and Chinese surname used as a given name; the Chinese surname is often glossed 'healthy' or 'peaceful'.
How do you pronounce Kang?
It is said KAHNG /ΛkΙΛΕ/, one syllable.
Is Kang a boy or girl name?
Kang is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Kang?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.