Zheng
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JUNG
- Origin
- Chinese
Zheng is a boys' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zheng mean?
Chinese: Mandarin
A Mandarin name, and also a common Chinese surname; the meaning depends on the characters used.
Is Zheng a girl's or a boy's name?
Zheng is a boys' name.
How popular is Zheng in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 6 boys.
Zheng in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
Names like Zheng
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yug, Minh, Tai, Shko, Loki, Rumi, Yoan, Guto, Yitzchok, Taio, Kairo, Mika
More Chinese names
Lian, Jia, Mei, Tian, Jun, Mulan, Yi, Tao, San, Jian, Han, Mian, Bao, Xia, Lin, Yichen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zheng: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zheng, updated 20 October 2026.