Wong — boys' name

What the Data Says About Wong

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Wong between 1880 and 1994, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1888, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wong performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wong 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 187 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.