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Origin & history of Nguyen1
Vietnamese roots
Nguyen comes from the Vietnamese tradition, meaning First Man.
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How popular is Nguyen?
1982
peak year
Nguyen first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1975. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1982, 19 babies received the name (ranked #2572). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11795), with roughly 6 babies named Nguyen each year. Nguyen has been declining in recent years. In total, around 594 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,572)
(ranked #2,572)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
594
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nguyen5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
N5
G7
U3
Y7
E5
N5
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Nguyen🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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