Boys' name · since 1971
Tuan
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,417 babies named Tuan, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,417
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tuan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,417 recorded since 1971.
Tuan has 1,417 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #4,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,417 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuan ranks #4,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,417 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,417
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tuan's 1,417 recorded births place it above 90.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tuan splits its recorded history at 1997: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tuan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1982)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tuan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (710 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Tuan's strongest decade.
710 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
710 births
- 1990s
1990s
303 births
- 2000s 153
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 75
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 710 births (50% of all-time use).
How Tuan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tuan's total volume
Tuan by state
Where Tuan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| 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% |
377 of 1,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tuan's data
- Tuan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (710 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tuans (377 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tuan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.