The baby name Kong is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'mandarin': 'Kǒng (pinyin) [kʰʊŋ]', 'english': '/kɒŋ/ (UK) or /kɔːŋ/ (approx. US)'}.
Kong is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Kong is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'mandarin': 'Kǒng (pinyin) [kʰʊŋ]', 'english': '/kɒŋ/ (UK) or /kɔːŋ/ (approx. US)'}.
Kong is Chinese in Origin.
Kong is a cross-cultural name used as both surname and given name across East and Southeast Asia. In Chinese, Kong (孔, Kǒng) is an ancient surname - best known as that of Confucius (Kongzi) - with documented lineages spanning over two millennia and borne widely in the diaspora. In Korea, the cognate surname is written 공 and today romanized Gong, though Kong appears in older spellings and abroad. In Cambodia and among Khmer speakers, Kong is used as a masculine given name and surname, often interpreted as “enduring” or “steadfast.”
The Chinese graph 孔 means “aperture; opening,” functioning primarily as a hereditary surname; as a given name in Mandarin, Kong may also reflect the character 空 (“sky, emptiness”). Vietnamese renders 孔 as Khổng (often written Khong), and older Mandarin systems yield K’ung or Kung. Related Korean and Chinese forms include Gong, depending on script and pronunciation.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | 0 | #2 | 2 | 102 | |
| KH | Boys | 0 | #5 | 5 | 270 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| BN | 0 | #28 | 5 | 2,297 | |
| MO | 0 | #46 | 7 | 2,706 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #94 | 13 | 5,459 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #98 | 148 | 5,842 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #104 | 30 | 6,332 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #122 | 1,228 | 12,905 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| MY | 0 | #145 | 204 | 12,352 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2,541 | 25,439 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SG | 0 | #204 | 66 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #219 | 33 | 7,056 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #231 | 11 | 7,111 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #238 | 84 | 9,639 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| HK | 0 | #249 | 102 | 8,483 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #286 | 1,238 | 24,821 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #304 | 384 | 16,104 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #313 | 489 | 17,960 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #319 | 31 | 8,829 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 1987 | #348 | 3 | 1,663 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #348 | 10 | 8,477 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #371 | 223 | 18,916 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #411 | 35 | 10,523 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #523 | 28 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #656 | 12 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #812 | 18 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #852 | 35 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2012 | #881 | 6 | 7,390 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,144 | 33 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,156 | 23 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 17 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,577 | 38 | 28,008 |
Kong is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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