Is Cheng a boy or girl name?

Cheng is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 684 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys.

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Cheng

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Cheng was most popular in 1990, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,053 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 684 people named Cheng.

Cheng over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cheng’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cheng a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cheng is mostly a boy’s name — 5.6% of the 684 Americans given it were girls and 94.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cheng

Where Cheng is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org