Binh
The Story of Binh
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Binh as a girl name dates back to 1981, when 6 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Binh — #7,111 in the national rankings. About 87% of every Binh on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Binh last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 38 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Binh as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Binh — #1,979 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Binh on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Binh last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 487 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Binh
Binh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 487 births in the dataset. Binh's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #1,979. Use the chart and map above to compare Binh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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