Boys' name · since 1979
Keng
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.
- 504
- total births
- 1979–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
504 boys have been named Keng since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keng recorded 504 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- 504 total births
- 1979–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keng's 504 recorded births place it above 83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Keng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keng's full recorded timeline at 2001, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Keng by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Keng's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Keng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 202 births (40% of all-time use).
How Keng compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keng's total volume
Keng vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Keng by state
Where Keng concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 18.7% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 81 | 16.1% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 38 | 7.5% |
94 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Keng's decade-level peak was the 1990s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kengs (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keng: Baby Name Since 1979 - 504 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keng. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keng 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 July 2026.