Huy Nguyen
There are approximately 3 people named Huy Nguyen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Huy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nguyen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Huy
1.7K
Alive today
Named Nguyen
609K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.7K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1982
Average age: 31
Top Census group: Asian and Pacific Islander (97.5%)
Estimated bearers: 609K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #29
Per 100K: 177.79
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (95.4%)
First name trend
Huy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Huy. The peak year was 1982 with 82 births. The average person named Huy today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Huy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Huy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Asian and Pacific Islander at 97.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Huy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Huy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander97.5% · 8,776
- White1.3% · 114
- Two or more races0.5% · 46
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 38
- Black or African American0.3% · 31
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Nguyen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Nguyen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Nguyen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Nguyen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.4% · 507,213
- Two or more races2.1% · 11,355
- White1.3% · 7,141
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 4,431
- Black or African American0.2% · 1,150
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 114
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Huy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0005% of the US population, based on 1,654 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Huy right now.
The surname Nguyen appears at a rate of 177.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1778%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Huy Nguyen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Nguyen
FAQ
Huy Nguyen: questions and answers
How many people are named Huy Nguyen?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Huy Nguyen. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0005%) with the surname frequency (177.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Huy Nguyen?
We classify Huy Nguyen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Huy a male or female name?
Huy is predominantly male. Out of 1,705 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Huy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Huy Nguyen?
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