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Thong

/ˈθɔŋ/ · 100% boys · last recorded 2006

Thong has been given to about 305 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈθɔŋ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 277
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thong per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time305

How popular is Thong?

Its best year was 1993, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 3489th. The typical living American called Thong is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Thong

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tony0.60
  2. Thor0.60
  3. Thomas0.45
  4. Todd0.45
  5. Troy0.45
  6. Tom0.45
  7. Tyrone0.45
  8. Tyson0.45

Middle names for Thong

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thong James0.74
  2. Thong Miles0.73
  3. Thong Wilder0.72
  4. Thong Cole0.70
  5. Thong Thomas0.57
  6. Thong Paul0.55

Sibling names for Thong

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.67
  2. Bethanysister · 0.63
  3. Caseyeither · 0.61
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.61
  5. Cassandrasister · 0.60
  6. Jaredbrother · 0.59

Where Thong is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Thong Evans0.73
    2. Thong Edwards0.73
    3. Thong Anderson0.73
    4. Thong Allen0.73
    5. Thong Adams0.73
    6. Thong Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Thong

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.