Sheng Popularity by Year
Follow Sheng across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sheng birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boys | 5 | #12,185 | Down 3,750 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 5 | #17,168 | Down 706 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 5 | #16,462 | Down 363 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 5 | #16,099 | Down 2,255 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 6 | #13,844 | Down 323 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 6 | #13,521 | Up 1,510 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 5 | #15,031 | Down 5,552 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 9 | #9,479 | Down 219 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 9 | #9,260 | Down 2,416 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 13 | #6,844 | Up 1,288 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 10 | #8,132 | Down 3,455 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 21 | #4,677 | Up 1,995 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 13 | #6,672 | Down 1,846 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 20 | #4,826 | Down 140 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 2,650 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 21 | #4,686 | Down 869 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 27 | #3,817 | Up 413 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 23 | #4,230 | Down 664 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 28 | #3,566 | Up 449 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 22 | #4,015 | Up 1,908 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 12 | #5,923 | Down 2,464 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 25 | #3,459 | Up 162 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 6 | #5,785 | — |
| 1985 | Girls | 23 | #3,621 | Up 1,918 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 12 | #5,539 | Down 853 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 15 | #4,686 | Down 788 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 20 | #3,898 | Up 4,230 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 7 | #8,128 | Down 710 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 8 | #7,418 | — |