Girls' name · since 1989
Ong
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Ong, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ong is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1989.
Ong has 52 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1999.
- #34,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ong ranks #34,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ong's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Ong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ong's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1999
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Ong by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (38 births, 73% of the file).
1990s was Ong's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Ong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (73% of all-time use).
Ong by state
Where Ong concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 5 | 9.6% |
5 of 52 births nationwide.
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- Minnesota records the most Ongs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Ong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1989–1999 (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 Ong 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.