Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2002
Zheng
Zheng has 11 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 2002–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Zheng is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2002.
Zheng has 11 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2018.
- 11 total births
- 2002–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Zheng since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.
- 11
- total births
- 2002–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Zheng was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zheng in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Zheng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zheng splits its recorded history at 2018: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zheng at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Zheng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zheng by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Zheng's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Zheng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zheng? ▼
Zheng has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 6 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Zheng most popular? ▼
Zheng was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Zheng been used? ▼
Records for Zheng go back to 2002, giving 17 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Zheng? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zhen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Zheng's data
- Zheng's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 June 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, 2002–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zheng: Baby Name Since 2002 - 11 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zheng. 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 Zheng 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 June 2026.