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How popular is Long?

Ranking 9,273rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Long is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Long has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 822, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1988 with 133 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Long was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Long occurred roughly during the years 1979-1982, 1985-1988, and 2009-2012, whereas 1993-1998, 2000-2004, and 2012-2016 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Long be?

The popularity trend for Long has been spiralling downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Long lately has dropped dramatically.

The name Long is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Long has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Long (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 9,273
2017 7 10,331
2016 13 6,548
2015 12 6,910
2014 17 5,379
2013 26 3,916
2012 84 1,780
2011 10 7,844
2010 10 7,915
2009 22 4,521
2008 20 4,829
2007 21 4,585
2006 16 5,443
2005 21 4,278
2004 12 6,373
2003 31 3,081
2002 25 3,515
2001 37 2,596
2000 101 1,287
1999 37 2,440
1998 25 3,154
1997 43 2,081
1996 36 2,283
1995 53 1,696
1994 51 1,745
1993 66 1,440
1992 59 1,518
1991 48 1,713
1990 53 1,580
1989 47 1,669
1988 133 822
1987 55 1,354
1986 68 1,147
1985 59 1,251
1984 66 1,118
1983 80 991
1982 85 980
1981 71 1,080
1980 67 1,108
1979 32 1,772
1978 26 1,942
1977 30 1,763
1976 47 1,299
1975 11 3,349
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.