Total births
187
Boys' name · since 1880
Wong
187 babies named Wong in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1888. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 187
- total births
- 1880–1994
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Wong sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 187 recorded since 1880.
Wong has 187 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1994.
- 187 total births
- 1880–1994 years on record
- 1880s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
187 boys have been named Wong since 1880, peaking in the 1880s, last recorded in 1994.
- 187
- total births
- 1880–1994
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1880s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Wong was born in this single decade.
1888
Single peak year
12 babies were named Wong in 1888 - its busiest year on record.
Wong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wong splits its recorded history at 1895: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1888 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wong at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1888
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Wong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1994
- Peak year (1888)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Wong by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1880s was Wong's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Wong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
68 births
- 1890s
1890s
50 births
- 1900s
1900s
42 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 68 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wong? ▼
187 babies have been named Wong since 1880. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1888 with 12 births.
When was Wong most popular? ▼
Wong was most popular in the 1880s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1888.
How long has the name Wong been used? ▼
Wong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 115 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Wong? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Won, Wonder, Wonnie, Wonya. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Wong's data
- Wong's decade-level peak was the 1880s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wong: Baby Name Since 1880 - 187 Births, Peak 1888." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wong. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wong 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 June 2026.