Long — #3806 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Long

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,903 babies named Long between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Long currently holds the #3806 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 133 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Long performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 731 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Long shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 577 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Long in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Long 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 1,903 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.