Boys' name · since 1980
Teng
354 babies named Teng in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 354
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
354 boys have been named Teng since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Teng recorded 354 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2008.
- #9,693 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 354 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teng ranks #9,693 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 354 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 354
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teng's 354 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Teng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teng splits its recorded history at 1991: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Teng by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (181 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Teng's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Teng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 181 births (51% of all-time use).
Teng by state
Where Teng concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 141 | 39.8% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 48 | 13.6% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 13 | 3.7% |
141 of 354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Teng's data
- Teng's decade-level peak was the 1980s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tengs (141 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teng: 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 (~28 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, 1980–2008 (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 Teng 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.