Fun Facts About the Name Vung
- 186 babies named Vung: U.S. records list 186 babies given the name Vung from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vung Mean?
The name Vung has no well-established meaning or etymology that can be stated with confidence. The same spelling is used in more than one language community, and there is no reliable basis here for tying the name to a particular one of them. In Vietnamese, vũng is a common noun meaning "bay" or "inlet," familiar from the place name Vũng Tàu; that word is real, but it is not documented as the source of a personal name Vung, so the resemblance alone does not establish an etymology. Vung should also not be linked automatically to similar-looking names such as Vang or Vuong, since names with nearly identical spellings in different languages frequently have separate origins.
How Popular is the Name Vung?
Vung has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #7,078 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,865 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #11,013 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,097 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,632 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #9,509 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #14,968 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,693 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #7,078 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #11,564 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,211 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #9,451 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,037 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,121 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #8,603 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #12,099 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,383 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Vung Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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