Unisex name · since 1980
Tuyen
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.
- #22,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
160 girls have been named Tuyen since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuyen has been recorded 160 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1999.
- #22,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 160 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuyen ranks #22,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tuyen's 160 recorded births place it above 69.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tuyen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tuyen splits its recorded history at 1988: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tuyen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1999
- Peak year (1982)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tuyen popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1980 (Tuyen as boys' name)
Tuyen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (99 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Tuyen's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Tuyen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 99 births (62% of all-time use).
Tuyen by state
Where Tuyen concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 3.1% |
23 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tuyen's data
- Tuyen's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 1990s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tuyens (23 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tuyen: 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 (~19 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, 1980–1999 (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 Tuyen 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.