Nguyen is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Nguyen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,330 for boy births in the United States (and #27,454 across all names), given to 5 babies. Nguyen first appears in 1975 and peaked in 1982 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,330 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,931 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,761 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,499 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,492 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,738 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,419 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,777 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,734 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,880 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,714 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,483 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #18,796 | #9,459 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,853 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,417 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,704 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,694 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #19,233 | #10,341 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,499 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,987 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #15,231 | #8,393 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #11,887 | #10,277 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,915 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,243 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,366 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,168 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #15,415 | #7,873 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,847 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,659 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #9,369 | #6,790 |
| 1993 | 22 | — | #9,294 | #4,619 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | #7,868 | #3,562 |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #9,125 | #3,958 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #14,523 | #3,725 |
| 1988 | 22 | — | #13,235 | #3,168 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | #3,035 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | — | #3,226 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #10,233 | #4,251 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #8,831 | #3,855 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | #2,548 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | #6,703 | #2,572 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #11,584 | #2,993 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #11,593 | #2,807 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,298 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,768 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,641 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #7,709 | #4,189 |