Boys' name · since 1939
Jong
74 babies named Jong in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 74
- total births
- 1939–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
74 boys have been named Jong since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jong recorded 74 times among boys since 1939, 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 1939 to 1994.
- 74 total births
- 1939–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jong's 74 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Jong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jong's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jong by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jong's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (41% of all-time use).
Jong by state
Where Jong concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jong's data
- Jong's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kansas records the most Jongs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1939–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jong: Baby Name Since 1939 - 74 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jong. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jong 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 July 2026.