Boys' name · since 1976
Tung
221 babies named Tung in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tung sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 221 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Tung recorded 221 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 2011.
- #12,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 221 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tung ranks #12,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tung's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tung's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tung's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tung popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2011
- Peak year (1981)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tung by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (142 births, 64% of the file).
1980s was Tung's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Tung births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 142 births (64% of all-time use).
Tung by state
Where Tung concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 18.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
40 of 221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Tung's decade-level peak was the 1980s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tungs (40 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 Tung: 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 (~35 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, 1976–2011 (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 Tung 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.