boy's name

Teng

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 369

Teng is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1992, when 34 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Teng over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

181
'80 '90 '00
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Births named Teng by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 181
1990s 156
2000s (to 2008) 17

How popular is Teng?

In 2008, Teng was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Teng is used

France #3,474 5 in 1996
United States #13,964 5 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Teng

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Teng also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Teng over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Teng

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Teng — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Teng

How popular is the name Teng?

In 2008, Teng was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Teng a girl's or a boy's name?

Teng is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Teng?

Teng has 1 syllable.

When was Teng most popular?

Teng peaked in 1992, when 34 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.