Trang

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Pronounced TRAHNG /ˈtrɑːŋ/Medium

Meaning: Trang is a Vietnamese given name meaning 'serious,' 'dignified,' or 'elegant,' carrying the sense of graceful, composed bearing prized in Vietnamese naming. It is most often used for girls.Medium

In 30 seconds: Trang is a Vietnamese girl's name for graceful, dignified elegance (said 'TRAHNG'). It entered U.S. records with the post-1975 Vietnamese community and stayed a heritage choice.

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Origin MediumVietnamese

MeaningTrang is a Vietnamese given name meaning 'serious,' 'dignified,' or 'elegant,' carrying the sense of graceful, composed bearing prized in Vietnamese naming. It is most often used for girls.

U.S. rank (2011)#16616 ↗ Rising

2011 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1982

Total births (all-time)≈ 955

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Trang is a Vietnamese name meaning 'serious,' 'dignified,' or 'elegant.' It appears in U.S. data only from the mid-1970s, when families leaving Vietnam after 1975 began raising children here, and it reached its modest American high near 1982.

Trang was never common in the wider United States — it stayed within Vietnamese-American families as a heritage name, tapering off by the 2010s as later generations chose more Anglicized first names. A woman given it at its American peak would be in her early forties today.

Did you know? Trang arrived in American birth records almost entirely through Vietnamese refugee families who resettled after 1975 — its small U.S. peak around 1982 mirrors that first American-born generation.

Overall data confidence 70%

References — Trang — Vietnamese given name 'elegant/dignified'; post-1975 U.S. cohort

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Trang mean?

Trang is a Vietnamese name meaning 'serious,' 'dignified,' or 'elegant.'

How do you pronounce Trang?

It's said TRAHNG /ˈtrɑːŋ/ — one syllable.

Is Trang a boy or girl name?

Trang is used as a girl's name, from Vietnamese.

How popular is Trang?

Trang is rare in the U.S. It came in with Vietnamese refugee families after the mid-seventies, crested in the early eighties, and has stayed an uncommon heritage name since.