Recorded 1980–1999 Unisex name Peak 1982 160 births

Tuyen — unisex name

160 babies named Tuyen in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s991990s61
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Tuyen was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tuyen in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tuyen

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Tuyen between 1980 and 1999, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tuyen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Tuyen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tuyen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tuyen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Tuyen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tuyen 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 160 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.

Tuyen at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

160

Since 1980

20 years of records

Peak year

1982

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1980

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1999

Tuyen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1980

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1982)
17
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 199919941992199019871985198319811980 6

Tuyen popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 1980 (Tuyen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.577.5 1985198219811980 7

Tuyen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
99 births that decade — 62% of Tuyen's all-time total
1980s991990s61

Tuyen by state

Where Tuyen concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tuyen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 14.4%
#2 Texas
6 3.8%
#3 Massachusetts
5 3.1%
California share of Tuyen's total US births 14.4%
Even split

23 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tuyen?
160 babies have been named Tuyen since 1980. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1982 with 17 births.
When was Tuyen most popular?
Tuyen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tuyen most popular?
The top states for the name Tuyen are California (23 births), Texas (6 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
Is Tuyen a unisex name?
Yes, Tuyen is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 160 births, and as a boy's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Tuyen been used?
Tuyen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 20 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Tuyen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tuyet, Tuyetnhi, Tuyetnhung. 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, 1980–1999 (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.