Recorded 1982–1992 Boys' name Peak 1983 48 births

Cong — boys' name

48 babies named Cong in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s361990s12
1980s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Cong was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cong in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cong

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Cong between 1982 and 1992, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cong shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cong 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 48 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.

Cong at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

48

Since 1982

11 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1982

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1992

Cong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1982

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Cong by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 75% of Cong's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cong?
48 babies have been named Cong since 1982. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Cong most popular?
Cong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Cong been used?
Cong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 11 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Cong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connor, Conner, Conrad, Conor, and 4 more. 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, 1982–1992 (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.