Boys' name · since 1990
Deng
384 babies named Deng in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deng is the #7917 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 384 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Deng recorded 384 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #7917 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #9,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,917 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 384 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deng ranks #9,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,917 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 384 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deng's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Deng compares
384 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deng's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deng | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 384 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deng splits its recorded history at 2012: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Deng by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Deng's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Deng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Deng's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deng: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deng draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.