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Girl name

Uyen

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Uyen has been given to about 397 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 388
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Uyen per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1981 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time397

How popular is Uyen?

Its best year was 1981, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3245th. The typical living American called Uyen is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Uyen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rylen0.62
  2. Lauren0.57
  3. Queen0.59
  4. Ayleen0.58
  5. Hayden0.55
  6. Eden0.55
  7. Gwen0.55
  8. Wren0.55

Middle names for Uyen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Uyen Alice0.78
  2. Uyen Iris0.77
  3. Uyen Opal0.77
  4. Uyen Ivy0.77
  5. Uyen Catherine0.74
  6. Uyen Frances0.74

Sibling names for Uyen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.69
  2. Fallonsister · 0.68
  3. Elishaeither · 0.66
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.65
  5. Aracelisister · 0.65
  6. Kareembrother · 0.63

Where Uyen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Uyen Anderson0.73
    2. Uyen Adams0.73
    3. Uyen Evans0.70
    4. Uyen Edwards0.70
    5. Uyen Wilson0.69
    6. Uyen Williams0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Uyen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.