Cheng vs Chester

Side-by-side comparison of Cheng and Chester — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cheng

Boy name · Rank #11221

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Name B

Chester

Boy name · Rank #1648

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Metric Cheng Chester
Current Rank #11221 #1648
Total Births (all years) 641 121,369
Peak Year 1990 1920
Peak Year Births 42 3,698
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cheng Chester
1880ss — 2,699
1890ss — 3,021
1900ss — 3,788
1910ss — 23,500
1920ss — 28,435
1930ss — 14,413
1940ss — 15,286
1950ss — 12,780
1960ss — 6,784
1970ss 9 4,136
1980ss 249 2,797
1990ss 259 1,549
2000ss 76 883
2010ss 24 840
2020ss 24 458

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cheng Chester
2014 6 84
2015 — 98
2016 — 76
2017 — 93
2018 6 93
2019 — 91
2020 12 99
2021 — 67
2022 6 94
2023 — 96
2024 6 102

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2024.

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