Recorded 1981–1998 Boys' name Peak 1990 255 births

Blong — boys' name

255 babies named Blong in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1161990s139
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Blong was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

30 babies were named Blong in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blong

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Blong between 1981 and 1998, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Blong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blong performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Blong shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Blong in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blong in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 255 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Blong at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

255

Since 1981

18 years of records

Peak year

1990

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1981

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1998

Blong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1981

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
30
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
010203040 1998199519921989198619831981 15

Blong by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
139 births that decade — 55% of Blong's all-time total
1980s1161990s139

Blong by state

Where Blong concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Blong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
78 30.6%
#2 Wisconsin
22 8.6%
#3 Minnesota
17 6.7%
California share of Blong's total US births 30.6%
Even split

78 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blong?
255 babies have been named Blong since 1981. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 30 births.
When was Blong most popular?
Blong was most popular in the 1990s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Blong most popular?
The top states for the name Blong are California (78 births), Wisconsin (22 births), Minnesota (17 births).
How long has the name Blong been used?
Blong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 18 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Blong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blondell, Bloom, Blouncie. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.