Boys' name · since 1997

Yengkong

Yengkong has 45 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,985 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Yengkong sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1997.

Yengkong has 45 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2015.

  • #22,985 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yengkong ranks #22,985 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,985 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yengkong's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% 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.

Yengkong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yengkong's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yengkong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
456789 19972001200420082009201120122015 5

Yengkong by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Yengkong's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Yengkong births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yengkong?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 45 babies named Yengkong. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,985 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 8 births.
Where does Yengkong sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yengkong ranks #22,985 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 Yengkong most popular?
Yengkong was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Yengkong been used?
Yengkong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 19 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Yengkong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yeng, Yen, Yeniel, Yener, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yengkong's data

  • Yengkong's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Yengkong

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yengkong: 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, 1997–2015 (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 Yengkong 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.