Hung
A boys’ name of Vietnamese origin, meaning bravery or heroism; varies by character.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Hung by the numbers
Hung was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 88 babies in 1982, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hung. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean courage
Like Hung, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hung
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