Kong
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KONG
- Origin
- Chinese
Kong is a boys' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kong mean?
Chinese: Chinese surname Kong (孔)
Best known as the Chinese surname Kong, the family name of the philosopher Confucius.
Is Kong a girl's or a boy's name?
Kong is a boys' name.
How popular is Kong in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 74 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Kong in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kong in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,638 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,316 |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,541 |
| 1991 | 65 | #1,405 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,562 |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,446 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
Names like Kong
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kong: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kong, updated 20 October 2026.