Long
Meaning
dragon (龍)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Long has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
36 people · the #83,466 first name in Brazil · median age 34
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Long
Most people given the name Long in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Long you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Long deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Long 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 Long fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Long travels
Vietnamese American · dragon (spelled identically to the English word "long," a coincidence some families work around)
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