Boys' name · since 1975
Long
1,909 babies named Long in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,369 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,909
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Long is the #12369 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,909 recorded since 1975.
Long has 1,909 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12369 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,369 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,909 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Long ranks #3,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,369 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,909 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,369 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,909
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Long's 1,909 recorded births place it above 92.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Long compares
1,909 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Long's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Long | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,909 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Long's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Long's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 133, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Long popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Long by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (731 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Long's strongest decade.
731 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Long births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 146
1970s
146 births
- 1980s
1980s
731 births
- 1990s
1990s
470 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s 187
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 731 births (38% of all-time use).
How Long compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Long's total volume
Long by state
Where Long concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 578 | 30.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 190 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 39 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 13 | 0.7% |
578 of 1,909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Long appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Long's data
- Long's decade-level peak was the 1980s (731 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Longs (578 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Long: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Long 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.