Unisex name · since 1972
Hyun
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Hyun, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
269 babies have been named Hyun since 1972, making it today's #12334 unisex name.
Hyun has 269 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12334 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #11,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,334 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 269 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyun ranks #11,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,334 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 269 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hyun's 269 recorded births place it above 75.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hyun compares
269 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hyun's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hyun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 269 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hyun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hyun's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hyun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Hyun popularity over time - girls
168 total births recorded since 1957 (Hyun as girls' name)
Hyun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (87 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Hyun's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Hyun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 87 births (32% of all-time use).
Hyun by state
Where Hyun concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hyun's data
- Hyun's decade-level peak was the 1980s (87 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.
- New York records the most Hyuns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Hyun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Hyun 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.