Long
Long was the 13152nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 821st with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,228 places. More babies were named Long in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,152 boys, down 6,283 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1988133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,909babies recorded
Long popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,152 | 5 |
| 2020 | #6,869 | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,928 | 10 |
| 2000 | #1,286 | 101 |
| 1990 | #1,601 | 52 |
| 1980 | #1,108 | 67 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Long, counting every spelling?
Long has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Long?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Long (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Long born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Long.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Long?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Long are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 26 and 42. That makes Long mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Long by state
How common Long was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Long
How popular is the name Long?
Long was the 13152nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 821st with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,228 places. More babies were named Long in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Long a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Long in the US.
Where is Long most popular?
In 2021–2025, Long was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.