How Many People Are Named Long?
An estimated 1,843 people in the United States have the first name Long. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Long peaked in popularity in 1988 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Long as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Long paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,843
About 1 in 185,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1988
133 births
Total Registered
1,903
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Long
Long is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,903 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Long as a male name
Ranked #3,845 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (133 births)
Long: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Long span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 731 babies were registered. Long has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Long by Decade
How has Long tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Long by State
Birth registrations for Long span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Washington. On average, about 89 Longs were registered per state.
Long + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Long as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Long
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Long: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Long?
We estimate approximately 1,843 people named Long are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 185,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Long a common name?
Long is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,903 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Long most popular?
Long reached peak popularity in 1988, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Long is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Long a male name?
Long is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Long Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Long Smith, Long Johnson, Long Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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