Unisex name · since 1945
Jung
154 babies named Jung in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
154 boys have been named Jung since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jung has been recorded 154 times among boys since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2002.
- #14,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 154 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jung ranks #14,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jung's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Jung's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jung's full recorded timeline at 1986, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jung popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2002
- Peak year (1982)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jung popularity over time - girls
151 total births recorded since 1937 (Jung as girls' name)
Jung by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Jung's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jung births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (33% of all-time use).
Jung by state
Where Jung concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jung's data
- Jung's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Jungs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jung: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jung draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.