How Many People Are Named Tung?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Tung. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Tung peaked in popularity in 1981 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tung 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 Tung paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1981
22 births
Total Registered
221
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tung
Tung is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 221 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tung as a male name
Ranked #12,166 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1981 (22 births)
Tung: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tung span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 142 babies were registered. Tung has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tung by Decade
How has Tung 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.
Tung by State
Tung + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tung as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tung
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Tung: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tung?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Tung 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Tung a common name?
Tung is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 221 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tung most popular?
Tung reached peak popularity in 1981, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tung is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tung a male name?
Tung is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tung Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tung Smith, Tung Johnson, Tung 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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