Seung
Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname.
- Korean
Meaning & Origin of Seung
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
The Story of Seung
Seung first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 7 births, good for #5,459 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Seungs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 79 Seungs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Seung
Seung is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Seung's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #5,459. Use the chart and map above to compare Seung's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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