Kong
Featured in baby name books
Kong is a Chinese name meaning “glorious” or “sky.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Kong in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kong against each list of names.
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Dutch
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English
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kong is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Kong in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 boys were named Kong in the US in 2025. Since 1979, 935 boys have been named Kong, with the most (74) in 1993.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Kong
There are 656 towns and villages with Kong in their name, in 23 countries.
🇹🇭 Thailand 387🇲🇲 Myanmar 98🇰🇭 Cambodia 47🇭🇰 Hong Kong 27🇻🇳 Vietnam 26🇨🇳 China 13🇱🇦 Laos 8🇨🇲 Cameroon 7
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Hong Kong | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 7,396,076 | Map |
| Koh Kong | Koh Kong, 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33,134 | Map |
| Kong | Savanes District, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 15,262 | Map |
| Kong | Lagunes District, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 8,103 | Map |
| Kong Noy | Phnom Penh, 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 2,139 | Map |
| Kong Thum | Ratanakiri, 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 710 | Map |
| Kong Yu | Ratanakiri, 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 170 | Map |
| Hong Kong | Baja California Sur, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| King-Kong | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| Ban Kong | Champasak Province, 🇱🇦 Laos | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Kong
There are 25 lakes and reservoirs with Kong in their name, in 3 countries.
🇹🇭 Thailand 23🇰🇭 Cambodia 1🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
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| Kong Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Ban Kan Kong | Chaiyaphum, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Ban Khok Kong | Maha Sarakham, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Ban Kong Si Khao | Songkhla, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Ban Nong Bua Kong | Nakhon Ratchasima, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Dan Hin Kong | Amnat Charoen, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Huai Hin Kong | Nakhon Phanom, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Huai Hin Kong | Sakon Nakhon, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Huai Hin Kong | Sakon Nakhon, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Huai Hin Kong | Ubon Ratchathani, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kong songs
26 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Kong in their title. The best known:
- Glory to Hong Kong (2019)
- King Kong Song – Björn Ulvaeus (1974)
- King Kong – Chamillionaire (2006)
- Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie and the Banshees (1978)
- Freedom, Hong Kong! – Chen Ming-chang (2019)
- Hong Kong Blues – Hoagy Carmichael (1981)
- Hong-Kong Star – France Gall (1984)
- King Kong – E-Rotic (2001)
- King Kong Five – Mano Negra (1989)
- Old King Kong – George Jones (1977)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Kong
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Kong as a pet name
FurryName has found 80 dogs named Kong in public pet registers, making it the #1,912 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Surf Coast Shire (2), Richmond (1), Maple Ridge (1). Kong as a dog name →
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