Sung

SUHNG /ˈsʌŋ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Sung is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Sung is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Sung was first reported in SSA data in 1946 and peaked in 1984 (22 births).

About the name Sung

PronunciationSUHNG /ˈsʌŋ/
CultureKorean

Names similar to Sung

How popular is Sung?

Boys named Sung
19461950196019701980199020002006
Boys named Sung per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1946–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) 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 Sung
19501960197019801990200020102011
Girls named Sung per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1946–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) 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

Sung total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201166#16,537—
200655—#13,758
200455—#12,976
200377—#9,468
200177—#9,110
19991010—#6,450
199899—#6,766
19976——#9,117
199615——#4,371
199514——#4,477
199412——#5,075
199318—#11,660#5,308
199217——#3,731
199119——#3,307
199017——#3,584
198924—#14,285#3,189
198811——#4,418
198715——#3,318
198614——#3,424
198514—#9,174#5,691
198422——#2,354
198316——#2,900
198219—#8,134#3,927
198120—#11,958#3,011
19809——#4,457
197911——#3,784
19787——#4,992
197712——#3,362
197616——#2,693
19757——#4,737
19747——#4,577
197311——#3,190
19726——#4,928
197116—#5,935#4,331
197011—#9,156#4,667
19697——#3,899
19686——#4,093
19677——#3,517
196413—#7,679#3,256
19636——#4,000
19627——#3,594
19596——#3,944
19565—#6,782—
19546——#3,777
19507—#4,689—
19468——#2,894