How Many People Are Named Tong?
An estimated 297 people in the United States have the first name Tong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Tong peaked in popularity in 1993 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tong 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 Tong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
297
About 1 in 1,154,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
22 births
Total Registered
309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tong
Tong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 309 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tong as a male name
Ranked #13,940 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1993 (22 births)
Tong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tong span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 147 babies were registered. Tong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tong by Decade
How has Tong 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.
Tong by State
Birth registrations for Tong 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 48 Tongs were registered per state.
Tong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tong
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tong?
We estimate approximately 297 people named Tong 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 1,154,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Tong a common name?
Tong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tong most popular?
Tong reached peak popularity in 1993, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tong is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tong a male name?
Tong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tong Smith, Tong Johnson, Tong 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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