How Many People Are Named Peng?
An estimated 219 people in the United States have the first name Peng. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Peng peaked in popularity in 1995 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peng as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Peng paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
219
About 1 in 1,565,088 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1995
19 births
Total Registered
227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peng
Peng is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 227 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Peng as a male name
Ranked #11,852 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1995 (19 births)
Peng: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peng span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 117 babies were registered. Peng has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Peng by Decade
How has Peng tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Peng by State
Peng + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peng as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peng
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peng: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peng?
We estimate approximately 219 people named Peng are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,565,088 Americans share this first name.
Is Peng a common name?
Peng is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peng most popular?
Peng reached peak popularity in 1995, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peng is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peng a male name?
Peng is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peng Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peng Smith, Peng Johnson, Peng Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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