Recorded 1974–2015 Girls' name Peak 1983 1,076 births

Thuy — girls' name

1,076 babies named Thuy in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1371980s6281990s2352000s712010s5
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Thuy was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

93 babies were named Thuy in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thuy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,076 babies named Thuy between 1974 and 2015, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thuy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thuy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 628 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thuy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 267 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Thuy in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thuy 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 1,076 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.

Thuy at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,076

Since 1974

42 years of records

Peak year

1983

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1974

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2015

Thuy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1974

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1983)
93
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 20152003199819931988198319781974 6

Thuy popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1982 (Thuy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
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Thuy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
628 births that decade — 58% of Thuy's all-time total
1970s1371980s6281990s2352000s712010s5

Thuy by state

Where Thuy concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Thuy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
267 24.8%
#2 Texas
134 12.5%
#3 Louisiana
94 8.7%
#4 Kansas
13 1.2%
#5 Florida
5 0.5%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
California share of Thuy's total US births 24.8%
Even split

267 of 1,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thuy?
1,076 babies have been named Thuy since 1974. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1983 with 93 births.
When was Thuy most popular?
Thuy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 628 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Thuy most popular?
The top states for the name Thuy are California (267 births), Texas (134 births), Louisiana (94 births).
How long has the name Thuy been used?
Thuy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 42 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Thuy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thu, Thula, Thursa, Thurza, and 4 more. 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, 1974–2015 (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.