The baby name Teng is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'mandarin_pinyin': 'Téng (second tone)', 'ipa': '[tʰəŋ˧˥]', 'approx_english': 'tung (with a rising tone)'}.
The baby name Teng is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'mandarin_pinyin': 'Téng (second tone)', 'ipa': '[tʰəŋ˧˥]', 'approx_english': 'tung (with a rising tone)'}.
Teng is Chinese, Khmer in Origin.
Teng is a unisex Chinese name and common surname with several character bases in Mandarin (Téng). As a given name, it most often corresponds to 腾/騰, conveying “to soar, gallop, rise” and symbolizing swift progress and ambition. Another occasional choice is 藤, “wisteria; rattan,” evoking resilience and graceful growth. As a family name, Teng (滕) traces to the ancient Zhou-era State of Teng in today’s Shandong; the name is recorded in early texts, including the Mencius chapters titled “Teng Wen Gong.”
Across languages and romanizations, forms include T'eng (Wade–Giles), Cantonese Tang (for 騰/滕), Hokkien/Teochew Têng, Vietnamese Đằng, Korean Deung, and Japanese Tō/To. In the diaspora, Teng also serves as an Anglicized given name drawn from the surname, valued for its brisk sound and auspicious “soaring” imagery.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| MO | 0 | #46 | 7 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #154 | 101 | 7,056 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #176 | 48 | 5,842 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SG | 0 | #204 | 66 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #212 | 30 | 7,111 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MY | 0 | #244 | 87 | 12,352 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #262 | 15 | 8,139 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #272 | 48 | 9,639 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #304 | 9 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #319 | 31 | 8,829 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #343 | 41 | 11,440 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #349 | 246 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #350 | 423 | 17,960 |
| France | Boys | 1996 | #355 | 3 | 1,971 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #376 | 15 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #393 | 850 | 24,821 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #452 | 903 | 25,439 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #504 | 24 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #595 | 21 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #692 | 16 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2008 | #884 | 5 | 7,541 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #919 | 17 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,077 | 16 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,451 | 21 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,524 | 91 | 28,008 |
Teng is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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