Girl · #16,098 in 2026

Huyen

Districts, also known as rural districts or counties, were one of several types of former second-tier administrative subdivisions of Vietnam, the other types being urban districts, provincial cities, municipal cities, and district-level towns. The districts were subdivisions of the first-tier divisions, namely the provinces and municipalities.

  • Vietnamese
Current Rank
#16,098
Peak Rank
#3,726 (1984)
Total Babies
276
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1977
First Year
2004
Last Year
1984
Peak Year
#3726
Peak Rank
276
Total Count
23
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Huyen

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Districts, also known as rural districts or counties, were one of several types of former second-tier administrative subdivisions of Vietnam, the other types being urban districts, provincial cities, municipal cities, and district-level towns. The districts were subdivisions of the first-tier divisions, namely the provinces and municipalities.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Vietnamese
Origin & history
The districts existed since the 11th century. Prior to 1945 the huyện ( chữ Hán : .mw-parser-output .vi-nom{font-family:"Han-Nom Gothic","Nom Na Tong","Han-Nom Ming","Han-Nom Minh","HAN NOM A","HAN NOM B","Han-Nom Kai","TH-Khaai-TP0","TH-Khaai-TP2","TH-Khaai-PP0","TH-Khaai-PP2","TH-Sung-PP0","TH-Sung-PP2","TH-Sung-TP0","TH-Sung-TP2","TH-Sy-P0","TH-Sy-P2","TH-Ming-JP0","TH-Ming-JP2","Sun-ExtA","Sun-ExtB","Ming-Lt-HKSCS-UNI-H","Ming-Lt-HKSCS-ExtB","HanaMinA","HanaMinB","HanaMin","MingLiU","MingLiU-ExtB","MingLiU HKSCS","MingLiU HKSCS-ExtB","SimSun","SimSun-ExtB","FZKaiT-Extended","FZKaiT-Extende

The Story of Huyen

American parents first put Huyen on the record books as a baby girl name in 1977, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 21 Huyens were born — ranking #3,726 that year. About 55% of every Huyen on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Huyen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 276 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Huyen

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Frequently Asked Questions about Huyen

What does the name Huyen mean?
Districts, also known as rural districts or counties, were one of several types of former second-tier administrative subdivisions of Vietnam, the other types being urban districts, provincial cities, municipal cities, and district-level towns. The districts were subdivisions of the first-tier divisions, namely the provinces and municipalities.
What is the origin of the name Huyen?
Huyen has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Vietnamese.
How popular is Huyen in 2026?
In 2026, Huyen ranks #16,098 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Huyen most popular?
Huyen reached its peak popularity in 1984, ranking #3,726 that year with 21 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Huyen most popular?
Huyen has historically been most popular in Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Huyen.
Is Huyen a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Huyen is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Huyen?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Huyen include Amita, Trivia, Jonathon. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Huyen

Huyen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 276 births in the dataset. Huyen's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #3,726. Use the chart and map above to compare Huyen'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.