Deming
Deming is a Chinese given name, The same name is also spelled Takming in Cantonese pronunciation. Notable people with the name include:
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Deming
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deming is a Chinese given name, The same name is also spelled Takming in Cantonese pronunciation. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Deming
American parents first put Deming on the record books as a baby boy name in 1943, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 5 Demings were born — ranking #3,538 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1943 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Demings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Deming
Phonetically similar names — useful when Deming is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Demming
- Dimming
- Dumbing
- Damning
- Dooming
- Deeming
- Denning
- Damming
- Doming
- Domingue
- Dinning
- Dinging
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Deming
Deming is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Deming's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #3,538. Use the chart and map above to compare Deming'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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