# Hong (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hong/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 648 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 198 / 450 (69% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 59, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 25 | 3,453 |
| 1986 | 27 | 3,304 |
| 1987 | 29 | 3,203 |
| 1988 | 23 | 3,940 |
| 1989 | 9 | 8,283 |
| 1990 | 17 | 5,368 |
| 1991 | 19 | 5,060 |
| 1992 | 25 | 4,129 |
| 1993 | 19 | 5,070 |
| 1994 | 17 | 5,542 |
| 1995 | 7 | 10,936 |
| 1996 | 6 | 12,393 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,587 |
| 1999 | 10 | 9,047 |
| 2001 | 6 | 14,163 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6 | 6,074 |
| 1986 | 13 | 3,523 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,413 |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,949 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,491 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,707 |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,824 |
| 1993 | 6 | 8,021 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,558 |
| 1998 | 5 | 10,215 |
| 2000 | 5 | 11,027 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9,021 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9,292 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8,580 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,022 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 3,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | 2,501 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2,870 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,095 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2,629 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |

## People named Hong

- Hong Wang, Chinese mathematician (1991–)
- Quan Hongchan, Chinese diver (2007-)
- Han Hong, Chinese singer
- Cao Hong, Chinese military general (died 232)
- Li Hong, Chinese field hockey player
- Murong Hong, Chinese prince
- Liu Hong, Chinese astronomer and official (129–210)
- Chen Hong, Chinese badminton player
- Chen Hong, Chinese actress and film producer
- Xu Hong, Chinese footballer and manager
- Ni Hong, Chinese politician
- Emperor Ling of Han, Emperor of the Han dynasty from 168 to 189

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.