Boys' name · since 1956
Dong
318 babies named Dong in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 318
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
318 boys have been named Dong since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dong recorded 318 times among boys since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2017.
- #10,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 318 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dong ranks #10,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 318
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dong's 318 recorded births place it above 77.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Dong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dong's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Dong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Dong's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (33% of all-time use).
Dong by state
Where Dong concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 26 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 6.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 3.8% |
26 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dong's data
- Dong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Dongs (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dong draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.