Chung*
#11,467 most common boys' name of all time · #29,310 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1942–1996 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#11,467
Rank overall
#29,310 of 105,966
First appeared
1942
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
209
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1982 #2,765
Best rank
#2,765 1982
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Chung first appears in 1942. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,292 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,176 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,145 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,391 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,695 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,521 |
| 1990 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,000 |
| 1989 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,818 |
| 1988 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,990 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #6,365 |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,606 |
| 1985 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,378 |
| 1984 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,568 |
| 1983 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,300 |
| 1982 | — | 17 | 17 | #2,765 |
| 1981 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,307 |
| 1980 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,725 |
| 1979 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #5,038 |
| 1978 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,723 |
| 1977 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,710 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,921 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,535 |
| 1971 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,274 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,021 |