Recorded 1977–2021 Unisex name Peak 1983 335 births

Quyen — unisex name

335 babies named Quyen in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s1271990s772000s682010s312020s7
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Quyen was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

22 babies were named Quyen in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quyen

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Quyen between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quyen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Quyen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 42 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quyen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Quyen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Quyen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quyen 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 335 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.

Quyen at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

335

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

1983

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Quyen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1983)
22
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20212010200319981993198719821977 6

Quyen popularity over time — boys

42 total births recorded since 1981 (Quyen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 42 births
456789 2007199419851984198319821981 5

Quyen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
127 births that decade — 38% of Quyen's all-time total
1970s251980s1271990s772000s682010s312020s7

Quyen by state

Where Quyen concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Quyen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 14.0%
California share of Quyen's total US births 14.0%

47 of 335 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quyen?
335 babies have been named Quyen since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1983 with 22 births.
When was Quyen most popular?
Quyen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Quyen most popular?
The top states for the name Quyen are California (47 births).
Is Quyen a unisex name?
Yes, Quyen is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 335 births, and as a boy's name it has 42 births.
How long has the name Quyen been used?
Quyen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Quyen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quynh, Quynn, Quynhnhu, Quynhanh. 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, 1977–2021 (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.