Teng

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Teng

Pronounced TENG /ˈtɛŋ/Medium

Meaning: Teng is a Hmong boy's given name carried into the U.S. record by Hmong refugee families after 1975. Its romanized spelling reflects Hmong pronunciation, and it is used within traditional Hmong naming patterns. Meanings vary by family and dialect, so we treat it as a heritage name rather than assign a single fixed gloss.Low

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MeaningTeng is a Hmong boy's given name carried into the U.S. record by Hmong refugee families after 1975. Its romanized spelling reflects Hmong pronunciation, and it is used within traditional Hmong naming patterns. Meanings vary by family and dialect, so we treat it as a heritage name rather than assign a single fixed gloss.

U.S. rank (2008)#14378 ↘ Falling

2008 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1992

Total births (all-time)≈ 354

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Teng is a Hmong given name found in the American record with Hmong families, many of whom resettled in the United States from the late nineteen-seventies onward after the wars in Southeast Asia. The name belongs to that heritage, and its spelling reflects Hmong pronunciation.

In the U.S. record it appears from around 1980 with a faint high point around 1992, tracking Hmong resettlement, and remains rare and heritage-held. A person named Teng is typically part of a Hmong-American family.

Did you know? Teng is a familiar Hmong name that appears among the community's boys' names; like other Hmong names, its English spelling romanizes a Hmong sound rather than any English word.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Teng — Hmong given name; post-1975 cohort

Variations

TengTengeTengb

Nicknames

Teng

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Teng mean?

Teng is a Hmong given name; specific meanings vary by family, and it belongs to Hmong heritage naming.

How do you pronounce Teng?

It's said TENG /ˈtɛŋ/ — one syllable, stress on the first.

Is Teng a boy or girl name?

Teng is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Teng?

Teng has always been very rare in the U.S., a Hmong heritage name most seen among Hmong-American families.