Cheng
Meaning
a traditional Hmong given name; precise etymology uncertain
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cheng has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
166 people · the #29,015 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 55
Among people named Cheng living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cheng
Most people given the name Cheng in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Cheng you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cheng deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cheng truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cheng fits with your family’s names and surname.
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