Unisex name · since 1976
Hong
450 babies named Hong in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hong sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 450 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hong has been recorded 450 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2001.
- #12,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 450 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hong ranks #12,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hong's 450 recorded births place it above 82.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hong splits its recorded history at 1988: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hong popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2001
- Peak year (1982)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Hong popularity over time - boys
198 total births recorded since 1923 (Hong as boys' name)
Hong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (267 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Hong's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Hong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 267 births (59% of all-time use).
Hong by state
Where Hong concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 105 | 23.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
105 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Hong's data
- Hong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hongs (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Hong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1976–2001 (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 Hong 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.