How Many People Are Named Jung?

269

people named Jung are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 1,270,575 people in the US has this name

Based on 305 babies named Jung in Social Security records from 1937 to 2002, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#23,608

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#1,555

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Peak Year

1982

17 births

Trend

2002

Last year given

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Korean
Pronunciation: JUNG
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Variant transcription of JEONG.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
47.2%
Male
52.8%

Of the babies given the name Jung, 47.2% were girls and 52.8% were boys.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Jung alive today is about 45 years old, and 69% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 55 in 2025.

Under 30 31
11.6%
30 to 59 184
68.7%
60 and over 53
19.8%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Jung first appears in the records in 1937 and was given most often in 1982, to 17 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2002.

Babies given the name each year, 1937 to 2002

🏆 Rank History

Jung has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,403, in 1967. Among girls, its best rank was #4,160, in 1947.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Best rank#3,403 (1967)#4,160 (1947)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#6,028 in the 1980s#10,667 in the 1980s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Jung alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Jung were born in Kansas than in any other state: about 51 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jung was given about 88.2 times as often in Kansas.

Kansas 51

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