Recorded 1980–2002 Girls' name Peak 1987 215 births

Nhung — girls' name

215 babies named Nhung in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1141990s912000s10
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Nhung was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nhung in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nhung

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Nhung between 1980 and 2002, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nhung currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nhung performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nhung shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nhung in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nhung 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 215 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.

Nhung at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

215

Since 1980

23 years of records

Peak year

1987

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1980

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2002

Nhung popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1980

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1987)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2002199819931990198619831980 8

Nhung by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
114 births that decade — 53% of Nhung's all-time total
1980s1141990s912000s10

Nhung by state

Where Nhung concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nhung
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 19.1%
#2 Texas
10 4.7%
California share of Nhung's total US births 19.1%
Even split

41 of 215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nhung?
215 babies have been named Nhung since 1980. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1987 with 19 births.
When was Nhung most popular?
Nhung was most popular in the 1980s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Nhung most popular?
The top states for the name Nhung are California (41 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Nhung been used?
Nhung has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 23 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Nhung?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nhu, 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, 1980–2002 (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.