Jung
A masculine Korean name meaning "obedient" or "disciplined".
Name Census estimates that about 262 living Americans carry the first name Jung. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 50.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Jung today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jung births was 1982 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jung. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jung with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
262
~ 1 in 1,308,223 Americans
Peak year
1982
17 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2002 SSA rank
#10,014
Tracked since 1937
Census
Jung in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 9,640 people with the first name Jung, which placed it at #2,522 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,522
National first-name rank
People counted
9.6K
9,640 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
98.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jung
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jung is Asian/Pacific Islander at 98.0%. The next largest groups are White (1.1%) and Two or More Races (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jung described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jung at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander98.0% · 9,452
- White1.1% · 103
- Two or more races0.4% · 42
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 25
- Black or African American0.2% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Jung
Jung is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 305 total registrations, 154 (50.5%) were male and 151 (49.5%) were female.
Jung as a male name
- Ranked #10,014 in 2002
- 6 male births in 2002
- Peak: 1982 (10 births)
Jung as a female name
- Ranked #16,691 in 2002
- 5 female births in 2002
- Peak: 1947 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jung on both sides of the split. Of the 9,636 people counted with this name, 3,218 were male (33.4%) and 6,418 were female (66.6%).
Popularity
Jung: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jung from the 1930s through to the 2000s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 93 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jung by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jung during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jungs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jung
The name Jung has its origins in the German language and culture. It is derived from the Old High German word "junc" or "jung", meaning young or youthful. This name was commonly used in Germanic regions during the Middle Ages.
In the 9th century, the name Jung appears in historical records and documents from the Frankish Empire. One notable figure from this era was Jung the Skald, a poet and storyteller from Saxony who traveled across Europe entertaining noblemen and kings with his tales.
During the Renaissance period, the name Jung gained popularity among intellectuals and scholars. Jung Gerhard, a German mathematician born in 1489, made significant contributions to the field of algebra and is considered one of the founders of modern symbolic algebra.
In the 16th century, Jung Bräu, a German brewer from Nuremberg, became renowned for his innovative brewing techniques and the creation of a unique style of beer that bore his name.
The 19th century saw the rise of the influential psychologist and psychiatrist, Carl Gustav Jung, born in 1875. Jung's pioneering work in the field of analytical psychology and his theories on the collective unconscious and archetypes have had a lasting impact on the study of the human psyche.
Another notable figure with the name Jung was the Swiss philosopher and theologian, Johann Heinrich Jung, born in 1840. Jung's writings on the relationship between Christianity and other world religions were highly influential in the field of comparative religion.
Throughout history, the name Jung has been associated with individuals who have made significant contributions to various fields, from the arts and sciences to philosophy and religion. Its connection to the concept of youth and vitality has likely contributed to its enduring popularity across Germanic cultures.
People
Jung + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jung as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jung: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jung?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 262 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jung going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,308,223 US residents.
Is Jung a common name?
We classify Jung as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 305 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jung most popular?
The single biggest year for Jung was 1982, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jung is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jung in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 9,640 people with the name Jung, or 3.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,522 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jung in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jung?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jung on both sides of the split. Of the 9,636 people counted with this name, 3,218 were male (33.4%) and 6,418 were female (66.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jung?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jung is Asian/Pacific Islander at 98.0%. The next largest groups are White (1.1%) and Two or More Races (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jung most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Jung in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.0% (9,452 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jung in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jung a male name?
Yes, 50.5% of people registered as Jung in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jung still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jung in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jung can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jung?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.