Hieu — #11200 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hieu

The Social Security Administration has registered 827 babies named Hieu between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hieu currently holds the #11200 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hieu performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hieu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 175 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Hieu in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hieu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 827 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.