Recorded 1947–1977 Girls' name Peak 1961 57 births

Kyong — girls' name

57 babies named Kyong in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s231960s131970s11
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kyong was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kyong in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyong

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Kyong between 1947 and 1977, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyong currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyong performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kyong shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kyong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyong 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 57 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.

Kyong at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

57

Since 1947

31 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1947

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1977

Kyong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1947

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 1977197019681961195919581956195519491947 5

Kyong by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
23 births that decade — 40% of Kyong's all-time total
1940s101950s231960s131970s11

Kyong by state

Where Kyong concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
45 78.9%
Kansas share of Kyong's total US births 78.9%

45 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyong?
57 babies have been named Kyong since 1947. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Kyong most popular?
Kyong was most popular in the 1950s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Kyong most popular?
The top states for the name Kyong are Kansas (45 births).
How long has the name Kyong been used?
Kyong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 31 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Kyong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyomi, Kyonna, Kyoko, Kyona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1947–1977 (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.