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Nguyen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nguyen?

The rare name Nguyen was the 10,353rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Nguyen, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,549 in 1983.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1982 with 19 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Nguyen was less than 5, most recently in 2007.

Approximately during the years 1997-2000 the name Nguyen took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Nguyen has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Nguyen popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

Nguyen's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Nguyen lately has risen.

The name Nguyen is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Nguyen (Girl)Nguyen (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 7 10,353
2017 < 5 -- 6 11,754
2016 < 5 -- 6 11,705
2015 < 5 -- 10 7,868
2014 < 5 -- 6 11,695
2013 < 5 -- 5 13,455
2012 5 18,768 8 9,452
2011 < 5 -- 6 11,842
2010 < 5 -- 8 9,404
2009 < 5 -- 13 6,699
2008 < 5 -- 7 10,684
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 5 19,223 7 10,335
2005 < 5 -- 10 7,492
2004 < 5 -- 9 7,983
2003 6 15,225 8 8,385
2002 8 11,879 6 10,275
2001 < 5 -- 12 5,909
2000 < 5 -- 14 5,240
1999 < 5 -- 10 6,363
1998 < 5 -- 10 6,166
1997 5 15,410 7 7,872
1996 < 5 -- 10 5,844
1995 < 5 -- 18 3,659
1994 9 9,366 8 6,789
1993 9 9,292 13 4,621
1992 11 7,868 18 3,561
1991 9 9,123 15 3,956
1990 5 14,520 16 3,724
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 5 13,229 17 3,167
1987 < 5 -- 17 3,033
1986 < 5 -- 15 3,226
1985 6 10,231 10 4,247
1984 7 8,824 11 3,854
1983 < 5 -- 19 2,549
1982 10 6,700 19 2,572
1981 5 11,574 15 2,991
1980 5 11,593 17 2,804
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.