Cheng
Boy · CHUNG · Chinese
Cheng is a boys' name of Chinese origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Cheng mean?
Chinese: Chinese given name; meaning depends on the character
In Chinese its meaning depends on the character used; common choices mean 'accomplish' or 'sincere'.
- Say it
- CHUNG
Is Cheng a girl's or a boy's name?
Cheng is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cheng in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cheng in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cheng in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
How popular is Cheng in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Cheng, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Cheng in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1993, 16% of the babies named Cheng in the US were girls.
Cheng in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
Names like Cheng
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