Recorded 1981–2001 Boys' name Peak 1995 227 births

Peng — boys' name

227 babies named Peng in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1171990s982000s12
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Peng was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

19 babies were named Peng in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peng

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Peng between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Peng currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peng performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Peng shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Peng in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peng 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 227 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.

Peng at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

227

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1995

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Peng popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1995)
19
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 2001199519921989198619831981 13

Peng by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 52% of Peng's all-time total
1980s1171990s982000s12

Peng by state

Where Peng concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Peng
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 35.2%
#2 Minnesota
5 2.2%
California share of Peng's total US births 35.2%
Even split

80 of 227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peng?
227 babies have been named Peng since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1995 with 19 births.
When was Peng most popular?
Peng was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Peng most popular?
The top states for the name Peng are California (80 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Peng been used?
Peng has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Peng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Penn, Penny, Peniel, Penelope, 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, 1981–2001 (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.