Is Chong a boy or girl name?

Chong is a unisex name. Of the 562 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 40.2% were girls and 59.8% were boys.

Chong

Recorded 1926–2004 · United States

Chong was most popular in 1991, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,099 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 562 people named Chong.

Chong over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chong’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chong a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chong is a unisex name — 40.2% of the 562 Americans given it were girls and 59.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chong

Where Chong is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org