How Many People Are Named Thong?
An estimated 294 people in the United States have the first name Thong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Thong peaked in popularity in 1993 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thong 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 Thong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
294
About 1 in 1,165,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
19 births
Total Registered
305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thong
Thong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 305 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thong as a male name
Ranked #9,489 in 2006
8 male births in 2006
Peak: 1993 (19 births)
Thong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thong span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 133 babies were registered. Thong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thong by Decade
How has Thong 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.
Thong by State
Thong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thong?
We estimate approximately 294 people named Thong 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 1,165,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Thong a common name?
Thong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thong most popular?
Thong reached peak popularity in 1993, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thong is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thong a male name?
Thong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thong Smith, Thong Johnson, Thong 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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