Aung
Origin
Burmese
Syllables
1
Peak era
2000s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
success, victory (အောင်); the most recognizable Burmese name in America, carried by independence hero Aung San and Burmese American MMA champion Aung La Nsang. Burmese tradition ties names to the birth day: each day of an eight-day week owns a set of letters, and Sunday children receive vowel names like Aung
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2000s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aung peaked in the 2000s.
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