US rank #13604 Boys' name Peak 2016 22 births

Ziheng — #13604 US boys' name

22 babies named Ziheng in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s172020s5
#13604
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 4% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Ziheng was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ziheng in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ziheng

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ziheng between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ziheng currently holds the #13604 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ziheng performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ziheng shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ziheng 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 22 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.

Ziheng at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,604

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ziheng popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 2024201920162015 5

Ziheng by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 77% of Ziheng's all-time total
2010s172020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ziheng?
22 babies have been named Ziheng since 2015. It currently ranks #13604 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Ziheng most popular?
Ziheng was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Ziheng been used?
Ziheng has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ziheng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zihan, Zihao, Ziheir, Zihir. 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, 2015–2024 (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.