Ping

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ping is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Chinese given name177K records spelled Ping6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

  Also written Piñğ, Píng

• a separate given name24K records spelled Ping3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Also written Píng

72 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ping is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In wuu, Predicate (in a sentence)

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, War (war boats)

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Foot (soldier)

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Auxiliary

  as a word·An English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Infantry

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

AR RENAPER — births 1922–2015 (Kaggle mirror) — 34 years between 1956–1999. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Shi Pingb. 1911CNformer party secretary of East China Normal University
• Chin Pengb. 1924MYnot in their usual nameMalaysian communist, OBE (1924-2013)
• Hu Pingb. 1930CNChinese politician
• Teresa Hab. 1937CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress from Hong Kong (1937-2019)
• Zhao Jipingb. 1945CNnot in their usual nameChinese composer
• Zhang Pingb. 1946CNChinese politician
• Ping Wub. 1956USAmerican actor
• He Pingb. 1957CNChinese film director (1957–2023)
• Ping Fub. 1958USChinese computer scientist and entrepreneur
• Bing Liub. 1989CNnot in their usual nameChinese American director and cinematographer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 199 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ping?

We estimate roughly 6.0 thousand people bear Ping (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Ping have the most bearers?

Ping is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled ping.

How common is Ping compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Ping is the 320th most common given name of 325,158 given names recorded there.

Is Ping a male or female name?

Ping is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Ping mean?

Recorded meaning: A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.