Is Hong a boy or girl name?

Hong is a unisex name. Of the 648 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 69.4% were girls and 30.6% were boys.

Hong

Recorded 1923–2006 · United States

Hong was most popular in 1982, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,720 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 648 people named Hong.

Hong over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hong’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hong a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hong is a unisex name — 69.4% of the 648 Americans given it were girls and 30.6% 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 Hong

Where Hong is most concentrated

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

California 7.8×

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