Cuong
Cuong is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Cuong
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cuong is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Cuong
Cuong first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 46 Cuongs were born — ranking #1,375 that year. As of 2026, Cuong ranks #10,895 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 554 Cuongs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cuong
Cuong is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 554 births in the dataset. Cuong's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #1,375. Use the chart and map above to compare Cuong's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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