How Many People Are Named Fong?
An estimated 289 people in the United States have the first name Fong. It is predominantly male (98.4%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Fong peaked in popularity in 1983 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fong 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 Fong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
289
About 1 in 1,186,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.4% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1983
27 births
Total Registered
306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fong
Fong is predominantly male (98.4%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Fong as a male name
Ranked #11,122 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1989 (23 births)
Fong as a female name
Ranked #10,798 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1983 (5 births)
Fong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fong span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 185 babies were registered. Fong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fong by Decade
How has Fong 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.
Fong by State
Fong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fong
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fong?
We estimate approximately 289 people named Fong 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 1,186,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Fong a common name?
Fong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fong most popular?
Fong reached peak popularity in 1983, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fong is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fong a male name?
Fong is predominantly male. 98.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fong Smith, Fong Johnson, Fong 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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