Heng
A boys’ name of Chinese origin, meaning perpetual, constant.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Heng by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Heng.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 1982, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Heng. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hungbravery or heroism; varies by character5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean patience
Like Heng, each of these has patience in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- Danteenduring or lasting; diminutive of Durante1,074 in the US (2017)
- Kianancient or enduring263 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cianancient one; enduring one126 in England and Wales (2025)
- Donteenduring or lasting; a form of Dante132 in the US (2017)
- Constantinesteadfast, constant, unwavering99 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Heng
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