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Ziheng

♂ Boy

Pronounced zuh-HUNG /zɪˈhəŋ/Medium

Meaning: Ziheng is a Chinese given name written here in pinyin romanization. Chinese names are built from characters, and the same romanized syllables can be written several ways — so the meaning depends entirely on which characters a family chose. Common readings of 'zi' include senses like 'child' or 'refined', and of 'heng' senses like 'constant' or 'balanced', but without the characters the meaning cannot be fixed.Low

In 30 seconds: A Chinese given name in pinyin: Ziheng (said 'zuh-HUNG'). Its meaning depends on the characters a family chooses — we note that honestly.
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Origin MediumChinese
MeaningZiheng is a Chinese given name written here in pinyin romanization. Chinese names are built from characters, and the same romanized syllables can be written several ways — so the meaning depends entirely on which characters a family chose. Common readings of 'zi' include senses like 'child' or 'refined', and of 'heng' senses like 'constant' or 'balanced', but without the characters the meaning cannot be fixed.
U.S. rank (2024)#14225 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2016
Total births (all-time)≈ 22

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201920152024

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

Ziheng is a Chinese given name shown in pinyin, the standard romanization. Because Chinese names are composed of characters rather than letters, the sense of Ziheng is character-dependent: the syllables can be written with different characters carrying different ideas. Families in China and in the diaspora choose the pairing deliberately. We note the meaning as character-dependent rather than assign one (said 'zuh-HUNG').

It appears only rarely for boys in the U.S., mostly in Chinese-heritage families. Rare, heritage, and dignified.

Did you know? In Chinese naming, the written characters carry the meaning — so two boys named Ziheng can have names that mean quite different things. The romanized spelling alone cannot tell you which, and we note that rather than guess.
Overall data confidence 34%
References — Ziheng — Chinese given name in pinyin; meaning is character-dependent

Variations

ZihangZichengZheng

Nicknames

ZiZ

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ziheng mean?

Ziheng is a Chinese name in pinyin, and its meaning depends on the characters a family uses. Without the characters the sense cannot be fixed, which we note.

How do you pronounce Ziheng?

It's said zuh-HUNG /zɪˈhəŋ/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Ziheng a boy or girl name?

Ziheng is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Ziheng?

Ziheng is a rare name for boys in the U.S.

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