Girls' name · since 1976
Tuyet
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.
- #15,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
298 girls have been named Tuyet since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tuyet has 298 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1976 to 2009.
- #15,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 298 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuyet ranks #15,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tuyet's 298 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tuyet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tuyet's full recorded timeline at 1990, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tuyet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2009
- Peak year (1983)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Tuyet by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (163 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Tuyet's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tuyet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 163 births (55% of all-time use).
Tuyet by state
Where Tuyet concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| 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% |
38 of 298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tuyet's data
- Tuyet's decade-level peak was the 1980s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tuyets (38 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 Tuyet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1976–2009 (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 Tuyet 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.