Recorded 1971–1998 Boys' name Peak 1987 79 births

Seung — boys' name

79 babies named Seung in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s351990s28
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Seung was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Seung in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seung

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Seung between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seung currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seung performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Seung shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seung 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 79 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.

Seung at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

79

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Seung popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19981995199319871983198019721971 5

Seung by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 44% of Seung's all-time total
1970s161980s351990s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seung?
79 babies have been named Seung since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Seung most popular?
Seung was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Seung been used?
Seung has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Seung?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seumas. 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, 1971–1998 (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.