Girls' name · since 1947
Kyong
Kyong has 57 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kyong is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 57 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Kyong recorded 57 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1977.
- #33,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyong ranks #33,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #33,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kyong's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Kyong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyong splits its recorded history at 1959: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1977
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kyong by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Kyong's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kyong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23 births (40% of all-time use).
Kyong by state
Where Kyong concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 45 | 78.9% |
45 of 57 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kyong's data
- Kyong's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1970s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kansas records the most Kyongs (45 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 Kyong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1947–1977 (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 Kyong 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.