Hien
Hien is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Hien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hien is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Hien
As a girl name
Hien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1984: 30 births, good for #2,915 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Hiens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 327 Hiens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Hien on the record books as a boy name in 1979, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 20 Hiens were born — ranking #2,504 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Hiens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 305 Hiens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Hien
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hien is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Heen
- Hean
- Haen
- Hene
- Hen
- Han
- Hin
- Hine
- Hahn
- Hane
- Henne
- Hann
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hien
Hien is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 327 births in the dataset. Hien's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #2,915. Use the chart and map above to compare Hien'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.