Hung
Meaning
heroic, brave
Also written Hùng.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hung has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
56 people · the #61,636 first name in Brazil · median age 61
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hung
Most people given the name Hung in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Hung you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hung deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Hung truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Hung fits with your family’s names and surname.
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