Hyun is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Hyun is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,731 for boy births in the United States (and #26,196 across all names), given to 5 babies. Hyun first appears in 1957 and peaked in 1989 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,731 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,944 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,275 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,068 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,960 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,295 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,544 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,336 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,132 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,726 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #13,027 | #7,898 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #14,583 | #7,584 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,709 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #10,938 | #5,658 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #12,346 | #6,037 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #10,995 | #5,146 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #9,808 | #4,418 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #12,053 | #7,637 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | — | #4,807 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #9,035 | #3,895 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #8,684 | #4,013 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #11,958 | #3,827 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,252 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #11,270 | #4,867 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #11,008 | #4,345 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,763 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,076 | — |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #6,497 | #4,696 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #8,461 | #4,676 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,364 | — |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,309 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #8,831 | #5,405 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #7,578 | #5,950 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #6,133 | #5,057 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,927 | — |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #8,734 | #3,459 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,214 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,414 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,447 | — |