Recorded 1983–2000 Unisex name Peak 1989 92 births

Mong — boys' name

92 babies named Mong in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s461990s412000s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Mong was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mong in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mong

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Mong between 1983 and 2000, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Mong is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 18 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mong 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 92 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.

Mong at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

92

Since 1983

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1983

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2000

Mong popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1983

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 2000199519921990198819861983 7

Mong popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 1979 (Mong as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 198419821979 5

Mong by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 50% of Mong's all-time total
1980s461990s412000s5

Mong by state

Where Mong concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 30.4%
California share of Mong's total US births 30.4%

28 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mong?
92 babies have been named Mong since 1983. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Mong most popular?
Mong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Mong most popular?
The top states for the name Mong are California (28 births).
Is Mong a unisex name?
Yes, Mong is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 92 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Mong been used?
Mong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 18 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Mong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monte, Monroe, Monty, Montgomery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–2000 (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.