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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Viet

Viet was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1139th with 65 babies. More babies were named Viet in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198265 babies
Total since 1880
1,096babies recorded

Viet popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1975.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#6,68213
2000#4,05820
1990#3,45718
1980#1,72234
1970——
1960——
1950——
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1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Viet, counting every spelling?

Viet has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Viet?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Viet are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 26 and 44. That makes Viet mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Viet by state

How common Viet was among boys born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.1×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Viet, boys, 1980–1984. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Viet: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Viet, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Viet

How popular is the name Viet?

Viet was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1139th with 65 babies. More babies were named Viet in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Viet a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Viet in the US.

Where was Viet most popular?

In 1980–1984, Viet was most common in California (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Texas.