Unisex name · since 1980
Seng
239 babies named Seng in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Seng is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 239 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Seng recorded 239 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2008.
- #11,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 239 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seng ranks #11,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Seng's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Seng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seng's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seng popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2008
- Peak year (1983)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Seng popularity over time - girls
84 total births recorded since 1981 (Seng as girls' name)
Seng by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (137 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Seng's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Seng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 137 births (57% of all-time use).
Seng by state
Where Seng concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 32.6% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 5 | 2.1% |
78 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Seng's decade-level peak was the 1980s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sengs (78 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Seng: 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 (~28 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, 1980–2008 (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 Seng 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.