Ngoc comes from the Vietnamese tradition, meaning Gemstone.
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How popular is Ngoc?
1982peak year
Ngoc has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #15936), with about 6 babies named Ngoc each year. In 1982, 47 babies received the name (ranked #2176). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 721.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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