Recorded 1980–1996 Boys' name Peak 1993 124 births

Vong — boys' name

124 babies named Vong in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s631990s61
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Vong was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

16 babies were named Vong in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vong

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Vong between 1980 and 1996, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vong performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vong shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Vong in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vong 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 124 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.

Vong at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

124

Since 1980

17 years of records

Peak year

1993

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1980

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1996

Vong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1980

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1993)
16
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5101520 19961994199219901988198619831980 6

Vong by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 51% of Vong's all-time total
1980s631990s61

Vong by state

Where Vong concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 13.7%
#2 Minnesota
5 4.0%
California share of Vong's total US births 13.7%
Even split

17 of 124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vong?
124 babies have been named Vong since 1980. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1993 with 16 births.
When was Vong most popular?
Vong was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Vong most popular?
The top states for the name Vong are California (17 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Vong been used?
Vong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 17 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Vong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Von, Vonnie, Vonn, Vontrell, 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, 1980–1996 (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.