Chong
Meaning
a traditional Hmong given name; precise etymology uncertain
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chong has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
60 people · the #58,763 first name in Brazil · median age 58
Among people named Chong living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Chong
Most people given the name Chong in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Chong you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chong deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Chong truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Chong fits with your family’s names and surname.
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