Recorded 1975–2022 Boys' name Peak 1982 1,018 births

Hung — boys' name

1,018 babies named Hung in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1161980s5061990s2292000s1112010s512020s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Hung was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

88 babies were named Hung in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hung

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,018 babies named Hung between 1975 and 2022, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hung currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hung performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 506 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hung shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 245 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Hung in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hung in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,018 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hung at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,018

Since 1975

48 years of records

Peak year

1982

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1975

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2022

Hung popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1975

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1982)
88
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080100 202220122006200019941988198219761975 16

Hung by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
506 births that decade — 50% of Hung's all-time total
1970s1161980s5061990s2292000s1112010s512020s5

Hung by state

Where Hung concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Hung
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
245 24.1%
#2 Texas
103 10.1%
#3 Louisiana
44 4.3%
#4 Kansas
6 0.6%
California share of Hung's total US births 24.1%
Even split

245 of 1,018 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hung?
1,018 babies have been named Hung since 1975. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1982 with 88 births.
When was Hung most popular?
Hung was most popular in the 1980s decade with 506 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Hung most popular?
The top states for the name Hung are California (245 births), Texas (103 births), Louisiana (44 births).
How long has the name Hung been used?
Hung has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 48 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Hung?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hunter, Huntley, Hunner, Huntington, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.