How Many People Are Named Dong?
An estimated 303 people in the United States have the first name Dong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Dong peaked in popularity in 1991 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dong as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
303
About 1 in 1,131,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1991
19 births
Total Registered
318
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dong
Dong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 318 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dong as a male name
Ranked #11,120 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1991 (19 births)
Dong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dong span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 106 babies were registered. Dong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dong by Decade
How has Dong tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dong by State
Birth registrations for Dong span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kansas, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Kansas. On average, about 20 Dongs were registered per state.
Dong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dong
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dong?
We estimate approximately 303 people named Dong are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,131,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Dong a common name?
Dong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 318 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dong most popular?
Dong reached peak popularity in 1991, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dong is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dong a male name?
Dong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dong Smith, Dong Johnson, Dong Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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