Cheng
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#12008
recorded as boys
Down 1,070 since 2024
Babies in 2025
5
boys 5
Peak year
1990
42 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
684
since 1979
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Cheng was most popular in 1990, when 42 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Cheng, ranking #12008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 29%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 5 | 12008 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 6 | 10938 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 6 | 10863 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 12 | 6620 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 6 | 10760 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 6 | 10717 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 5 | 12136 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 7 | 9600 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 7 | 9864 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 8 | 8915 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 7 | 9585 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 9 | 7536 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 9 | 7245 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 10 | 6522 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 12 | 5667 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 14 | 5040 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 8 | 7139 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 15 | 4413 |
| 1997 | 5 | 13724 | 23 | 3160 |
| 1996 | 5 | 13518 | 23 | 3107 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 27 | 2685 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 29 | 2556 |
| 1993 | 5 | 13442 | 27 | 2641 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 25 | 2747 |
| 1991 | 5 | 13147 | 40 | 1919 |
| 1990 | 6 | 11409 | 42 | 1840 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 35 | 2027 |
| 1988 | 7 | 9244 | 31 | 2035 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 28 | 2115 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 24 | 2290 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 37 | 1672 |
| 1984 | 5 | 10422 | 26 | 2036 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 17 | 2676 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 17 | 2709 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 21 | 2338 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 13 | 3256 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 9 | 4068 |
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Recorded as girls 6% · boys 94% across all years