How Many People Are Named Dong?
people named Dong are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,146,929 people in the US has this name
Based on 318 babies named Dong in Social Security records from 1956 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Chinese δΈ (dΕng) meaning "east", ζ (dΓ²ng) meaning "pillar, beam", or other characters which are pronounced similarly.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dong in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Dong alive today is about 37 years old, and 75% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 44 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Dong first appears in the records in 1956 and was given most often in 1991, to 19 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1956 to 2017
π Rank History
Dong has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,738, in 1982.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,738 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,958 in the 1980s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Dong alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dong were born in Kansas than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
Look up another name
β We don't save the names you search.