Boys' name · since 1976
Thong
Thong has 305 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 305
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
305 boys have been named Thong since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Thong recorded 305 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2006.
- #10,488 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 305 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thong ranks #10,488 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 305
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thong's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Thong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thong's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Thong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (133 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Thong's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Thong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 133 births (44% of all-time use).
Thong by state
Where Thong concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 26.9% |
82 of 305 births nationwide.
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What to do with Thong's data
- Thong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Thongs (82 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 Thong: 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 (~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, 1976–2006 (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 Thong 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.