Kwang
Origin
Korean
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
light, shine; the kwang of names like Kwang-soo
Popularity, 1890–2024
Kwang does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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Popularity in Brazil
47 people · the #69,533 first name in Brazil · median age 63
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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