Recorded 1976–2009 Girls' name Peak 1983 298 births

Tuyet — girls' name

298 babies named Tuyet in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1631990s882000s23
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tuyet was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

29 babies were named Tuyet in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tuyet

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Tuyet between 1976 and 2009, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tuyet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tuyet performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tuyet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kansas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Tuyet in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tuyet 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 298 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.

Tuyet at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

298

Since 1976

34 years of records

Peak year

1983

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1976

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tuyet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1976

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1983)
29
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 20091999199419901986198219781976 6

Tuyet by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
163 births that decade — 55% of Tuyet's all-time total
1970s241980s1631990s882000s23

Tuyet by state

Where Tuyet concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tuyet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38 12.8%
#2 Kansas
6 2.0%
#3 Louisiana
5 1.7%
#4 Texas
5 1.7%
California share of Tuyet's total US births 12.8%
Even split

38 of 298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tuyet?
298 babies have been named Tuyet since 1976. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1983 with 29 births.
When was Tuyet most popular?
Tuyet was most popular in the 1980s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Tuyet most popular?
The top states for the name Tuyet are California (38 births), Kansas (6 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Tuyet been used?
Tuyet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 34 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tuyet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tuyen, 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, 1976–2009 (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.