Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deng through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 384
- 384 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,799 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,799 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 919 as a first name in 2020; 13,934 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Deng’s family of names
In English usage, Deng as a surname has a related form in Teng. In English usage, Deng as a surname has a related form in Teng. In English usage, Deng as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Vietnamese form Đặng.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Deng has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Chinese roots to each of them.
19 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Deng
- Deng ZhuoxiangChinese footballerborn 1988
- Deng AcuothAustralian-South Sudanese basketball playerborn 1996
- Deng GeuUgandan basketball player (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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