Quyen
Quyen is the Anglicised spelling of a Vietnamese surname (Quyền) as well as various Vietnamese given names.
Meaning & Origin of Quyen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quyen is the Anglicised spelling of a Vietnamese surname (Quyền) as well as various Vietnamese given names.
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The Story of Quyen
As a girl name
Quyen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 22 Quyens were born — ranking #3,554 that year. As of 2026, Quyen ranks #12,196 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 335 Quyens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Quyen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 8 Quyens were born — ranking #4,499 that year. As of 2026, Quyen ranks #10,921 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Quyens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Quyen
Quyen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 335 births in the dataset. Quyen's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #3,554. Use the chart and map above to compare Quyen'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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