Zheng
Zheng is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Zheng
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zheng is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Zheng
Zheng first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 6 births, good for #9,392 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Zhengs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Zhengs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zheng
Zheng is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Zheng's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #9,392. Use the chart and map above to compare Zheng'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.