Boys' name · since 1979
Trong
Trong has 61 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Trong sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 61 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trong has been recorded 61 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1995.
- #20,825 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trong ranks #20,825 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Trong's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Trong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trong's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1995
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1995.
61 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 12 births in a single year.
Trong by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Trong's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Trong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (56% of all-time use).
Trong decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Trong by state
Where Trong concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 8.2% |
5 of 61 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 8.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- California records the most Trongs (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Trong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1979–1995 (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 Trong 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.
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