Unisex name · since 1946
Sung
444 babies named Sung in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 444
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
444 boys have been named Sung since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sung recorded 444 times among boys since 1946, 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 1946 to 2006.
- #8,473 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 444 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sung ranks #8,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 444 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 444
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sung's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Sung's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sung's full recorded timeline at 1982, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sung popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2006
- Peak year (1984)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Sung popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1950 (Sung as girls' name)
Sung by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (139 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Sung's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sung births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 139 births (31% of all-time use).
Sung by state
Where Sung concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 60 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 21 | 4.7% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 3.8% |
60 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sung's data
- Sung's decade-level peak was the 1980s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Sungs (60 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 Sung: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1946–2006 (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 Sung 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.