Is Kong a boy or girl name?

Kong is a boy’s name. Of the 935 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kong

Recorded 1979–2012 · United States

Kong was most popular in 1993, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,145 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 935 people named Kong.

Kong over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kong’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kong a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kong is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 935 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Kong

Where Kong 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