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How popular is the name Sheng?
Births per year, rank history and how many Shengs are alive today.
Sheng (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2010 (ranked 3332nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2009, when 7 babies were given the name, the 2544th most popular that year.
The Sheng you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Shengs born in England and Wales are between 12 and 22, and there are at least 62 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Sheng - on average, only one in every 4,888 such rooms contains a Sheng.
How many babies are named Sheng each year?
Where does Sheng rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Sheng most popular?
Sheng peaked in 2009, when 7 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Sheng?
At least 62 people named Sheng born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Sheng?
Most living Shengs are between 12 and 22; the most common age is about 17.
Is Sheng becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.