boy's name

Thong

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 325

Thong is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2006 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Thong over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

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133
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Thong by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 13
1980s 133
1990s 133
2000s (to 2006) 26

How popular is Thong?

In 2006, Thong was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Thong is used

Canada #1,906 5 in 1992
France #2,796 5 in 1986
United States #9,248 8 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Thong

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Thong also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thong over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Thong

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thong — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Thong

How popular is the name Thong?

In 2006, Thong was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Thong a girl's or a boy's name?

Thong is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Thong?

Thong has 1 syllable.

When was Thong most popular?

Thong peaked in 1993, when 19 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.