Boys' name · since 1980
Hiep
120 babies named Hiep in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hiep sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 120 recorded since 1980.
Hiep has 120 recorded births among boys since 1980, 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 1980 to 2002.
- #16,213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 120 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiep ranks #16,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hiep's 120 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hiep's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hiep's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hiep popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2002
- Peak year (1983)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Hiep by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (80 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Hiep's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Hiep births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 80 births (67% of all-time use).
Hiep by state
Where Hiep concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 120 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hiep's data
- Hiep's decade-level peak was the 1980s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hieps (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hiep: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1980–2002 (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 Hiep 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.