Dong

A boys’ name of Chinese origin, meaning east; common Chinese surname.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Dong by the numbers

Dong was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 19 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dong. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Donbrown; ruler of the world; irish or latin origin90 in the US (2017)
  • Donalady; feminine form of don7 in the US (2017)
  • Dougdark stream; a form of douglas7 in the US (2017)
  • Donisweet; diminutive of Dolly or Dulcie3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Donnbrown or dark
  • Deng18 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Dong

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