Duy
Duy is a Vietnamese given name. Notable people with the name include:Đái Duy Ban, Vietnamese scientist Đào Duy Từ (1572–1634), Vietnamese poet Duy Tân (1899–1945), Emperor of Vietnam Phạm Duy (1921–2013), Vietnamese songwriter Tống Duy Tân, Vietnamese revolutionary Đào Đức Duy, Vietnamese creative director & designer Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy, Vietnamese footballer
Meaning & Origin of Duy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Duy is a Vietnamese given name. Notable people with the name include:Đái Duy Ban, Vietnamese scientist Đào Duy Từ (1572–1634), Vietnamese poet Duy Tân (1899–1945), Emperor of Vietnam Phạm Duy (1921–2013), Vietnamese songwriter Tống Duy Tân, Vietnamese revolutionary Đào Đức Duy, Vietnamese creative director & designer Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy, Vietnamese footballer
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The Story of Duy
Duy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 59 Duys were born — ranking #1,190 that year. As of 2026, Duy ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 827 Duys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Duy
Duy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 827 births in the dataset. Duy's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Duy'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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