Unisex name · since 1975
Binh
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 487 babies named Binh, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 487
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Binh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 487 have been recorded since 1975.
Binh has 487 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2021.
- #8,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 487 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Binh ranks #8,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 487 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 487
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Binh's 487 recorded births place it above 82.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Binh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Binh splits its recorded history at 1994: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Binh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2021
- Peak year (1984)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Binh popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 1981 (Binh as girls' name)
Binh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (207 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Binh's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Binh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
207 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s 82
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 207 births (43% of all-time use).
Binh by state
Where Binh concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 21.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
104 of 487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Binh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Binhs (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Binh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Binh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.