The baby name Dong is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Vietnamese': "Đông — approx. 'dawng'; IPA /ɗɔŋ/", 'Mandarin': "Dǒng — approx. 'dong' (third tone); IPA /tʊŋ/ (3rd tone)", 'Korean': "Dong (동) — approx. 'dong'; IPA /toŋ/"}.
Dong is Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.
The baby name Dong is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Vietnamese': "Đông — approx. 'dawng'; IPA /ɗɔŋ/", 'Mandarin': "Dǒng — approx. 'dong' (third tone); IPA /tʊŋ/ (3rd tone)", 'Korean': "Dong (동) — approx. 'dong'; IPA /toŋ/"}.
Dong is Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.
Dong is an East Asian given name and name element with Sino-Xenic roots. In Mandarin it is Dōng, written as 东/東 “east” or 冬 “winter”; in Vietnamese it is Đông with the same meanings; in Korean it is Dong (동), whose hanja may include 東 “east” or 童 “child.” A separate Chinese surname written 董 (Dǒng) shares the romanization but means “to supervise”.
As a given name, Dong is primarily masculine but can be unisex depending on the chosen character. It appears alone or in compounds: Chinese Dongfang, Vietnam’s Gia Đông or Hữu Đông, and Korean Dong-hyun or Dong-woo. Variant spellings reflect romanization systems: Tung (Wade–Giles/Cantonese), Tong (McCune–Reischauer), and Đông in Vietnamese. The name evokes direction, renewal, and seasonal imagery, lending modern yet classical resonance.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | 0 | #8 | 1 | 201 | |
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #23 | 5 | 897 |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| MO | 0 | #50 | 3 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| CN | 0 | #65 | 21 | 3,857 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| PH | 0 | #85 | 12 | 5,607 | |
| TW | 0 | #99 | 5 | 4,523 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #103 | 312 | 9,639 |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #133 | 7 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #170 | 54 | 5,842 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #220 | 32 | 7,056 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #224 | 18 | 7,111 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #244 | 5 | 5,396 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| SG | 0 | #247 | 23 | 11,010 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #256 | 94 | 8,829 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #262 | 124 | 11,440 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #265 | 12 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #273 | 23 | 10,560 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 1999 | #295 | 5 | 1,886 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| HK | 0 | #339 | 10 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #354 | 8 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #403 | 128 | 12,905 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #429 | 278 | 17,960 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #469 | 118 | 18,916 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #475 | 31 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #519 | 7 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #533 | 16 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #535 | 19 | 17,937 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #539 | 12 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #540 | 14 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #543 | 73 | 16,104 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #593 | 15 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #651 | 57 | 18,093 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #732 | 7 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #738 | 32 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #777 | 9 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #856 | 26 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #880 | 6 | 7,410 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #896 | 35 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #898 | 38 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #909 | 44 | 5,697 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #913 | 200 | 25,439 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #916 | 36 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #930 | 65 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #942 | 14 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 64 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,132 | 45 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,196 | 16 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,233 | 387 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,313 | 159 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,388 | 59 | 9,415 |
Dong is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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