Girls' name · since 1980
Nhu
372 babies named Nhu in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
372 girls have been named Nhu since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nhu has been recorded 372 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2020.
- #14,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 372 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nhu ranks #14,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nhu's 372 recorded births place it above 80.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nhu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nhu splits its recorded history at 1998: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nhu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Nhu by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (123 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Nhu's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nhu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 123 births (33% of all-time use).
Nhu by state
Where Nhu concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
39 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nhu's data
- Nhu's decade-level peak was the 1990s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nhus (39 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nhu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1980–2020 (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 Nhu 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.