Hoang
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HWAHNG
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Hoang is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “imperial, yellow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hoang mean?
Vietnamese: Sino-Vietnamese, yellow or imperial
“imperial, yellow”
Also one of Vietnam's most common family names, from Sino-Vietnamese words meaning yellow or imperial.
Is Hoang a girl's or a boy's name?
Hoang is a boys' name.
How popular is Hoang in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 boys.
Hoang in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Hoang in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Hoang in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hoang in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,157 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,861 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,833 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,421 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,630 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,277 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,810 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
Names like Hoang
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Minh Yug Shko Tai Loki Yitzchok Yoan Rumi Guto Dakota Mika Taio
More Vietnamese names
An Anh Vy Khoi Khang Ngoc Can Nhi Nam Thang Khoa Vinh Phuong Nguyen Liem Duy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hoang: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hoang, updated 20 October 2026.