How Many People Are Named Teng?
An estimated 342 people in the United States have the first name Teng. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Teng peaked in popularity in 1992 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Teng 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 Teng paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
342
About 1 in 1,002,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1992
34 births
Total Registered
354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Teng
Teng is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 354 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Teng as a male name
Ranked #14,378 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1992 (34 births)
Teng: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Teng span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 181 babies were registered. Teng has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Teng by Decade
How has Teng 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.
Teng by State
Birth registrations for Teng span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California. On average, about 67 Tengs were registered per state.
Teng + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Teng as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Teng: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teng?
We estimate approximately 342 people named Teng 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 1,002,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Teng a common name?
Teng is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Teng most popular?
Teng reached peak popularity in 1992, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Teng is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Teng a male name?
Teng is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Teng Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Teng Smith, Teng Johnson, Teng 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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