Yong

Where Yong comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Yong.

Yong through the years
  1. 1941
    First appearance
    #3,505 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1946
    Peak, #2,403
    10 babies named Yong, its best rank.
  3. 1948
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1966
    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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