Hong Unisex

Popularity: — · Trend: → Stable

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Hong was first seen in the United States in 1923.

Hong has ranked as high as #2720 nationally, which occurred in 1982, and has been most popular in California, New York, Texas, and Louisiana.

In the past 5 years the name Hong has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

The name Hong is part of our comprehensive baby names database, which includes Social Security Administration (SSA) data dating back to 1880—the first official year of state and national tracking. The chart below shows when Hong was first recorded in the United States and illustrates how its popularity has risen and fallen over time.

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

We track the national popularity of each baby name annually. The table below displays each year along with the number of births reported by the Social Security Administration. This data combines all state-level reporting from the SSA's baby names database to provide a comprehensive view of overall birth counts for Hong.

Year Total Births Boy Girl
2006 8 8 0
2005 8 8 0
2004 7 7 0
2003 7 7 0
2001 6 0 6
2000 5 5 0
1999 10 0 10
1998 12 5 7
1996 11 5 6
1995 7 0 7
1994 17 0 17
1993 25 6 19
1992 31 6 25
1991 19 0 19
1990 24 7 17
1989 16 7 9
1988 32 9 23
1987 35 6 29
1986 40 13 27
1985 31 6 25
1984 40 14 26
1983 43 11 32
1982 66 20 46
1981 37 13 24
1980 38 12 26
1979 19 0 19
1978 9 0 9
1977 7 0 7
1976 21 6 15
1927 5 5 0
1926 6 6 0
1923 6 6 0

Top States for Hong (2006)

We track the most popular states for each baby name every year and highlight the locations where the name appears most frequently. The table below shows the five states with the highest number of births for this name in the selected year. Use the toggle to expand the list to every state with reported births.

State Births Share
NY 5
100%