Hong

Where Hong comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hong.

Hong through the years
  1. 1976
    First appearance
    #4,154 among girls with 15 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1982
    Peak, #2,185
    46 babies named Hong, the most in any year.
  3. 1988
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,893.
  4. 2003
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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