Chung

CHUHNG /ˈtʃʌŋ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Chung is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Chung is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Chung was first reported in SSA data in 1942 and peaked in 1982 (17 births).

About the name Chung

PronunciationCHUHNG /ˈtʃʌŋ/
CultureChineseKoreanVietnamese

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How popular is Chung?

Boys named Chung
1942195019601970198019901996
Boys named Chung per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–1996 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1996) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Chung
1979198019851987
Girls named Chung per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–1996 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1996) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chung total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19965——#9,245
19957——#7,118
19947——#7,082
19938——#6,306
19926——#7,579
19916——#7,428
19908——#5,918
19898——#5,722
198812——#3,948
198712—#10,082#6,235
19869——#4,530
19857——#5,245
198412——#3,498
19839——#4,191
198217——#2,725
198113——#3,248
198011——#3,656
197912—#10,490#4,925
197810——#3,646
197710——#3,646
19765——#5,749
19745——#5,348
19715——#5,023
19425——#3,649