Unisex name · since 1985
Neng
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.
- #19,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 78
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
78 boys have been named Neng since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neng has been recorded 78 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1994.
- #19,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 78 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neng ranks #19,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 78
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Neng's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Neng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neng's full recorded timeline at 1989, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neng popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1994
- Peak year (1992)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Neng popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Neng as girls' name)
Neng by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (39 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Neng's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Neng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39 births (50% of all-time use).
Neng by state
Where Neng concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 37.2% |
29 of 78 births nationwide.
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- Neng's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1990s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nengs (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neng: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1985–1994 (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 Neng 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.