Long is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1988 and has since faded.
Long is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,152 for boy births in the United States (and #27,046 across all names), given to 5 babies. Long was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1988 (133 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,152 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | #3,752 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #8,043 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,739 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,598 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,869 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,318 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,358 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,569 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,924 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #5,394 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | #3,919 |
| 2012 | 84 | 84 | #1,780 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,859 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,928 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #4,525 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | #4,835 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #4,589 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #4,280 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #6,375 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | #3,083 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #3,518 |
| 2001 | 37 | 37 | #2,598 |
| 2000 | 101 | 101 | #1,286 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | #2,440 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #3,155 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | #2,081 |
| 1996 | 36 | — | #2,283 |
| 1995 | 53 | — | #1,696 |
| 1994 | 51 | — | #1,745 |
| 1993 | 66 | — | #1,441 |
| 1992 | 59 | — | #1,520 |
| 1991 | 48 | — | #1,714 |
| 1990 | 52 | — | #1,601 |
| 1989 | 47 | — | #1,670 |
| 1988 | 133 | — | #821 |
| 1987 | 55 | — | #1,354 |
| 1986 | 68 | — | #1,148 |
| 1985 | 59 | — | #1,251 |
| 1984 | 66 | — | #1,120 |
| 1983 | 80 | — | #991 |
| 1982 | 85 | — | #979 |
| 1981 | 71 | — | #1,080 |
| 1980 | 67 | — | #1,108 |
| 1979 | 32 | — | #1,771 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #1,946 |
| 1977 | 30 | — | #1,764 |
| 1976 | 47 | — | #1,299 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #3,350 |