Thong — boys' name

What the Data Says About Thong

The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Thong between 1976 and 2006, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Thong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thong 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 305 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.