How Many People Are Named Kong?
An estimated 906 people in the United States have the first name Kong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Kong peaked in popularity in 1993 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kong 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 Kong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
906
About 1 in 378,316 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1993
74 births
Total Registered
935
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kong
Kong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 935 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kong as a male name
Ranked #11,616 in 2012
6 male births in 2012
Peak: 1993 (74 births)
Kong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kong span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 474 babies were registered. Kong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kong by Decade
How has Kong 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.
Kong by State
Birth registrations for Kong span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California. On average, about 225 Kongs were registered per state.
Kong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kong
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kong?
We estimate approximately 906 people named Kong 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 378,316 Americans share this first name.
Is Kong a common name?
Kong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 935 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kong most popular?
Kong reached peak popularity in 1993, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kong is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kong a male name?
Kong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kong Smith, Kong Johnson, Kong 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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