Recorded 1990–2022 Boys' name Peak 1996 30 births

Feng — boys' name

30 babies named Feng in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s82020s5
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Feng was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Feng in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Feng

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Feng between 1990 and 2022, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Feng currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Feng performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Feng shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Feng in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Feng at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

30

Since 1990

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1990

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2022

Feng popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1990

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
45678910 2022200019961990 8

Feng by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 57% of Feng's all-time total
1990s172000s82020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Feng?
30 babies have been named Feng since 1990. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Feng most popular?
Feng was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Feng been used?
Feng has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Feng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fenton, Fenix, Fenris, Fennec, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.