Recorded 1979–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 504 births

Keng — boys' name

504 babies named Keng in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

504 boys have been named Keng since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

504
total births
1979–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Keng was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

32 babies were named Keng in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keng

The Social Security Administration has registered 504 babies named Keng between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keng currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keng performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keng shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Keng in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keng 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 504 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.

Keng at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

504

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

1992

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Keng popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
32
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Keng by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
202 births that decade — 40% of Keng's all-time total
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Keng by state

Where Keng concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Keng
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
94 18.7%
#2 Minnesota
81 16.1%
#3 Wisconsin
38 7.5%
California share of Keng's total US births 18.7%
Even split

94 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keng?
504 babies have been named Keng since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 32 births.
When was Keng most popular?
Keng was most popular in the 1990s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Keng most popular?
The top states for the name Keng are California (94 births), Minnesota (81 births), Wisconsin (38 births).
How long has the name Keng been used?
Keng has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Keng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, 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, 1979–2023 (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.