Cheng comes from the Chinese tradition, meaning Journey.
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How popular is Cheng?
1990peak year
Cheng has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #9996), with about 8 babies named Cheng each year. In 1990, 42 babies received the name (ranked #1846). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 679.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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