Unisex name · since 1976
Hien
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 327 babies named Hien, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hien is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 327 have been recorded since 1976.
Hien has 327 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1976 to 2010.
- #15,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 327 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hien ranks #15,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hien's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hien splits its recorded history at 1990: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hien popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2010
- Peak year (1984)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Hien popularity over time - boys
305 total births recorded since 1979 (Hien as boys' name)
Hien by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Hien's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Hien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (49% of all-time use).
Hien by state
Where Hien concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 18.0% |
59 of 327 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hien's data
- Hien's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hiens (59 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hien: 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 (~34 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, 1976–2010 (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 Hien 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.