Boys' name · since 1979
Kong
935 babies named Kong in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 935
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kong sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 935 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Kong recorded 935 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2012.
- #5,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 935 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kong ranks #5,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 935 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 935
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kong's 935 recorded births place it above 88.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kong splits its recorded history at 1994: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2012
- Peak year (1993)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kong by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (474 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Kong's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
350 births
- 1990s
1990s
474 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 474 births (51% of all-time use).
How Kong compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kong's total volume
Kong by state
Where Kong concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 327 | 35.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 196 | 21.0% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 152 | 16.3% |
327 of 935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kong's data
- Kong's decade-level peak was the 1990s (474 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kongs (327 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1979–2012 (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 Kong 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.