Recorded 1900–2001 Boys' name Peak 1989 301 births

Fong — boys' name

301 babies named Fong in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61980s1801990s1042000s11
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Fong was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

23 babies were named Fong in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fong

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Fong between 1900 and 2001, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 132 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Fong in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fong 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 301 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.

Fong at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

301

Since 1900

102 years of records

Peak year

1989

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1900

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2001

Fong popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1900

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1989)
23
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
0510152025 20011997199419911988198519821900 6

Fong popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1983 (Fong as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1983 5

Fong by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
180 births that decade — 60% of Fong's all-time total
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Fong by state

Where Fong concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Fong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
132 43.9%
#2 Minnesota
5 1.7%
California share of Fong's total US births 43.9%
Even split

132 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fong?
301 babies have been named Fong since 1900. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1989 with 23 births.
When was Fong most popular?
Fong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Fong most popular?
The top states for the name Fong are California (132 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Fong been used?
Fong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 102 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Fong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fontaine, Fonzie, Fonnie, Fonzo, 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, 1900–2001 (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.