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Dong

From Chinese 东 meaning "east", 栋 meaning "pillar, beam", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Usage languagesChinese, Korean
US rank (2017)#10,775

Meaning and history

From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning “east,” 栋 (dòng) meaning “pillar, beam,” or other Chinese characters with the same pronunciation.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
19981998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
20082008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 5 births, rank #12,274
20132013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
20172017: 6 births, rank #10,775

In 2017, 6 babies were recorded with the name Dong, ranking #10,775 among boys.

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