US rank #9163 Boys' name Peak 1982 1,705 births

Huy — #9163 US boys' name

1,705 babies named Huy in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s871980s6221990s4622000s3092010s1762020s49
#9163
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Huy was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

82 babies were named Huy in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Huy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,705 babies named Huy between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Huy currently holds the #9163 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Huy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 622 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Huy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 488 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Huy in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Huy 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 1,705 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.

Huy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,705

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1982

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#9,163

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Huy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
82
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198919821975 13

Huy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
622 births that decade — 36% of Huy's all-time total
1970s871980s6221990s4622000s3092010s1762020s49

Huy by state

Where Huy concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Huy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
488 28.6%
#2 Texas
195 11.4%
#3 Louisiana
28 1.6%
#4 Massachusetts
18 1.1%
#5 Florida
11 0.6%
#6 New York
10 0.6%
California share of Huy's total US births 28.6%
Even split

488 of 1,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huy?
1,705 babies have been named Huy since 1975. It currently ranks #9163 among boys. The peak year was 1982 with 82 births.
When was Huy most popular?
Huy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 622 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Huy most popular?
The top states for the name Huy are California (488 births), Texas (195 births), Louisiana (28 births).
How long has the name Huy been used?
Huy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Huy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Huynh. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.