Hong
Meaning
rose, pink; written Hồng in Vietnamese
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hong has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
140 people · the #32,586 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 49
Among people named Hong 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 Hong
Most people given the name Hong in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Hong you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hong deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Hong 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 Hong fits with your family’s names and surname.
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