Is Hung a boy or girl name?

Hung is a boy’s name. Of the 1,018 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hung

Recorded 1975–2022 · United States

Hung was most popular in 1982, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,268 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,018 people named Hung.

Hung over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hung’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hung a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hung is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,018 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hung

Where Hung is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org