Boys' name · since 1976
Trung
Trung has 759 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 759
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Trung sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 759 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Trung recorded 759 times among boys since 1976, 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 1976 to 2014.
- #6,103 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 759 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trung ranks #6,103 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 759 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 759
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Trung's 759 recorded births place it above 86.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Trung's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Trung's full recorded timeline at 1994, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Trung popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2014
- Peak year (1981)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Trung by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (358 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Trung's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Trung births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
358 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s 94
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 358 births (47% of all-time use).
How Trung 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 Trung's total volume
Trung by state
Where Trung concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 201 | 26.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 62 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
201 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Trung's data
- Trung's decade-level peak was the 1980s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Trungs (201 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 Trung: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1976–2014 (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 Trung 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.