Recorded 1985–1994 Unisex name Peak 1992 78 births

Neng — boys' name

78 babies named Neng in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s39
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Neng was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Neng in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neng

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Neng between 1985 and 1994, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neng currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Neng is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neng performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neng shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neng in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neng 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 78 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.

Neng at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

78

Since 1985

10 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1985

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1994

Neng popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1985

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
46810121416 199419931992199019891988198719861985 5

Neng popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1982 (Neng as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1982 5

Neng by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 50% of Neng's all-time total
1980s391990s39

Neng by state

Where Neng concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neng
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 37.2%
California share of Neng's total US births 37.2%

29 of 78 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neng?
78 babies have been named Neng since 1985. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Neng most popular?
Neng was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Neng most popular?
The top states for the name Neng are California (29 births).
Is Neng a unisex name?
Yes, Neng is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 78 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Neng been used?
Neng has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 10 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Neng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neno, Nenad. 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, 1985–1994 (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.