Recorded 1980–2020 Girls' name Peak 2004 372 births

Nhu — girls' name

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.

1980s971990s1232000s1052010s412020s6
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Nhu was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nhu in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nhu

The Social Security Administration has registered 372 babies named Nhu between 1980 and 2020, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nhu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nhu performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nhu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nhu in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nhu 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 372 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.

Nhu at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

372

Since 1980

41 years of records

Peak year

2004

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1980

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nhu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1980

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2004)
19
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 202020122006200119961991198619811980 8

Nhu by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
123 births that decade — 33% of Nhu's all-time total
1980s971990s1232000s1052010s412020s6

Nhu by state

Where Nhu concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nhu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 10.5%
#2 Texas
5 1.3%
California share of Nhu's total US births 10.5%
Even split

39 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nhu?
372 babies have been named Nhu since 1980. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2004 with 19 births.
When was Nhu most popular?
Nhu was most popular in the 1990s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Nhu most popular?
The top states for the name Nhu are California (39 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Nhu been used?
Nhu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 41 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nhu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nhung, Nhuy. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–2020 (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.