Quang
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KWAHNG
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Quang is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “bright, radiant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Quang mean?
Vietnamese: Sino-Vietnamese, from the Chinese character for light
“bright, radiant”
Used mainly for boys in Vietnam; quang also appears in words such as quang minh, 'bright', and quang vinh, 'glorious'.
Is Quang a girl's or a boy's name?
Quang is a boys' name.
How popular is Quang in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Quang in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Quang in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,621 |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,478 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Quang
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Minh, Yug, Yuri, Dakota, Ryu, Mikko, Ryo, Yitzchok, Khoi, Tru, Zuko, Kota
More Vietnamese names
An, Anh, Vy, Khang, Ngoc, Can, Nhi, Nam, Thang, Khoa, Vinh, Phuong, Nguyen, Liem, Duy, Le
Sources
Figures from 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, “Quang: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quang, updated 20 October 2026.