Recorded 1971–2021 Boys' name Peak 1982 1,417 births

Tuan — boys' name

1,417 babies named Tuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1701980s7101990s3032000s1532010s752020s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tuan was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

93 babies were named Tuan in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,417 babies named Tuan between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tuan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tuan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 710 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tuan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 377 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Tuan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tuan 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 1,417 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.

Tuan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,417

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1982

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tuan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1982)
93
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Tuan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
710 births that decade — 50% of Tuan's all-time total
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Tuan by state

Where Tuan concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tuan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
377 26.6%
#2 Texas
137 9.7%
#3 Louisiana
96 6.8%
#4 Kansas
15 1.1%
#5 Virginia
5 0.4%
California share of Tuan's total US births 26.6%
Even split

377 of 1,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tuan?
1,417 babies have been named Tuan since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1982 with 93 births.
When was Tuan most popular?
Tuan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 710 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tuan most popular?
The top states for the name Tuan are California (377 births), Texas (137 births), Louisiana (96 births).
How long has the name Tuan been used?
Tuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tuan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tuang. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–2021 (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.