How Many People Are Named Wong?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Wong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Wong peaked in popularity in 1888 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wong 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 Wong paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wong is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1888
12 births
Total Registered
187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wong
Wong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 187 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wong as a male name
Ranked #10,199 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1888 (12 births)
Wong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wong span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1880s, when 68 babies were registered. Wong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1880s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wong by Decade
How has Wong 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.
Wong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wong
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wong?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Wong 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 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Wong a common name?
Wong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wong most popular?
Wong reached peak popularity in 1888, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wong is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wong a male name?
Wong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wong Smith, Wong Johnson, Wong 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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