Cheng is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Cheng is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,389 for boy births in the United States (and #25,538 across all names), given to 5 babies. Cheng was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1990 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,389 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,191 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,121 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,703 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,024 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,968 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,474 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,803 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,059 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,054 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,738 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,636 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,332 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,613 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,730 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,081 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,257 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,449 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | #14,177 | #3,175 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #13,933 | #3,122 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | — | #2,694 |
| 1994 | 29 | — | — | #2,563 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | #13,868 | #2,643 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | — | #2,751 |
| 1991 | 45 | — | #13,554 | #1,926 |
| 1990 | 48 | — | #11,686 | #1,845 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | — | #2,036 |
| 1988 | 38 | — | #9,454 | #2,042 |
| 1987 | 28 | — | — | #2,123 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1984 | 31 | — | #10,696 | #2,046 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | — | #2,688 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | #2,723 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | — | #2,355 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,283 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,130 |