Jeong
Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
- Korean
Meaning & Origin of Jeong
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
The Story of Jeong
American parents first put Jeong on the record books as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 5 Jeongs were born — ranking #7,906 that year. Jeong last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jeong
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jeong. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Jeong
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jeong of Balhae (died 812), seventh King of Balhae
- Yi Chong (1541–1622), Joseon Dynasty painter
- Heo Jeong (1896–1988), Korean male independence activist and South Korean politician
- Kang Jeong (born 1971), South Korean poet
- Suh Jung (born 1972), South Korean actress
- Jang Jeong (born 1980), South Korean golfer
- Choi Jeong (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
- Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean table tennis player
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Names that sound like Jeong
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jeong is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Jeong
Jeong is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Jeong's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #7,906. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeong'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.