Dong comes from the Chinese tradition, meaning Born In The East.
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How popular is Dong?
1991peak year
Dong has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #11120), with about 6 babies named Dong each year. In 1991, 19 babies received the name (ranked #3247). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 318.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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