Ching
The Story of Ching
As a girl name
American parents first put Ching on the record books as a girl name in 1980, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 9 Chings were born — ranking #6,955 that year. About 83% of every Ching on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Ching last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 30 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ching first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 12 births, good for #4,802 nationwide. About 56% of every Ching on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Ching last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 84 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ching
Ching is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Ching's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #4,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Ching's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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