Mongo
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Famous."
- Origin
- African
Quick Facts About Mongo
535
African baby names in our dictionary
270
African male names
266
5-letter M-names in our dictionary
767
M-male names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year
Famous People Named Mongo
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Mongo.
- Mongo Beti was a famous Cameroonian novelist known for his works such as ‘Mission Accomplished’ and ‘King Lazarus’.
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Compare Mongo to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Mongo against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).