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.

#13,382 of 45,481
all-time among boys
187
born since 1880
1880s
peak 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.

  • #13,382 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 187 born since 1880
  • 1880s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wong ranks #13,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.

#13,382 of 45,481
all-time among boys
187
born since 1880
1880s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wong's 187 recorded births place it above 70.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1888)
12
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
468101214 1880188518901895190119161994 5

Wong by decade

1880s is the heaviest window (68 births, 36% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1880s at 68 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wong? ▼
187 babies have been named Wong since 1880. All-time, it sits at #13,382 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1888 with 12 births.
Where does Wong sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wong ranks #13,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wong

Nearby Names Like Wong

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wong

Won Boy
#12339 102 births
Wonder Boy
#8836 24 births
Wonnie Boy
11 births
Wonya Boy
6 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–1994 (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 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 August 2026.