Given name & surname
Bong
“doer of good deeds”
Bong is a diminutive of Bonifacio. One Late Latin interpretation is “doer of good deeds.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bong is a diminutive of Bonifacio. One Late Latin interpretation is “doer of good deeds.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bong is a diminutive of Bonifacio. An origin associated with Bonifacio is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Bong is a diminutive of Bonifacio.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bong is a diminutive of Bonifacio. The history of Bonifacio gives this family its wider story. Bonifacio’s historical associations include several early saints, including a 7th-century pope and an Anglo-Saxon missionary.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bong through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,984 as a first name in 2020; 1,315 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bong’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Bong is a diminutive of Bonifacio. In German usage, Bong as a surname has a related form in BONGS. In Cebuano usage, Bong is a diminutive of BONITO.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bong has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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