First Name NGUYEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NGUYEN is ranked as the 2887th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,823.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.83 people named NGUYEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NGUYEN is 519.
  • The SSA data also shows that NGUYEN is used as a boy's name 77% of the time.

First Names NGUYEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,823 +/-4.6%
  • National Rank 2,887
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 519
  • National Rank 13,510
  • Percentile Rank 85.39%
  • Proportion/100k 0.16

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NGUYEN is 62.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 10.2% Black, 22.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name NGUYEN have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NGUYEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Vietnamese surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NGUYEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 62.8% 63.9% -1.1%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 10.2% 12.3% -2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 22.6% 4.9% 17.7%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% -0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NGUYEN is California where 2,173 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NGUYEN, as 5.6 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 103 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 32 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names NGUYEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 83.2% Indiana 16 0.25 74.4% Iowa 27 0.88 86.7% Kansas 49 1.7 83.8% Michigan 36 0.36 90.2% Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8% Missouri 20 0.67 76.3% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.6% North Dakota 8 1.09 40.8% Ohio 16 0.14 73.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 62.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NGUYEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 83.2%
Indiana 16 0.25 74.4%
Iowa 27 0.88 86.7%
Kansas 49 1.7 83.8%
Michigan 36 0.36 90.2%
Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8%
Missouri 20 0.67 76.3%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.6%
North Dakota 8 1.09 40.8%
Ohio 16 0.14 73.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 62.1%
West State Statistics First-Names NGUYEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 118 1.76 89.8% California 2,173 5.6 98.7% Colorado 74 1.39 88.2% Hawaii 12 0.85 65.6% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 75.4% New Mexico 30 1.42 73.4% Oregon 73 1.84 87.3% Utah 8 0.28 40.7% Washington 228 3.23 95.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name NGUYEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 118 1.76 89.8%
California 2,173 5.6 98.7%
Colorado 74 1.39 88.2%
Hawaii 12 0.85 65.6%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 75.4%
New Mexico 30 1.42 73.4%
Oregon 73 1.84 87.3%
Utah 8 0.28 40.7%
Washington 228 3.23 95.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names NGUYEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 39.0% Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.2% New Hampshire 19 1.41 68.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 75.7% New York 109 0.55 93.2% Pennsylvania 169 1.32 94.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 64.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NGUYEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 39.0%
Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.2%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 68.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 75.7%
New York 109 0.55 93.2%
Pennsylvania 169 1.32 94.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 64.3%
South State Statistics First-Names NGUYEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 84.6% Arkansas 38 1.3 83.7% Delaware 4 0.38 39.3% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 40.1% Florida 250 1.26 96.7% Georgia 196 1.94 95.0% Kentucky 13 0.29 66.5% Louisiana 67 1.44 88.3% Maryland 97 1.63 92.8% Mississippi 20 0.67 76.3% North Carolina 61 0.61 92.0% Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.8% South Carolina 19 0.38 75.4% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.3% Texas 940 3.49 98.2% Virginia 275 3.3 95.6% West Virginia 9 0.49 42.9%

South States
State stats for the first name NGUYEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 84.6%
Arkansas 38 1.3 83.7%
Delaware 4 0.38 39.3%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 40.1%
Florida 250 1.26 96.7%
Georgia 196 1.94 95.0%
Kentucky 13 0.29 66.5%
Louisiana 67 1.44 88.3%
Maryland 97 1.63 92.8%
Mississippi 20 0.67 76.3%
North Carolina 61 0.61 92.0%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.8%
South Carolina 19 0.38 75.4%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.3%
Texas 940 3.49 98.2%
Virginia 275 3.3 95.6%
West Virginia 9 0.49 42.9%
 

Full Names with NGUYEN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NGUYEN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named NGUYEN.

The most popular full name is NGUYEN Long. 50.40% of all the people named NGUYEN have this family name.

There are 133 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NGUYEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 NGUYEN Long 50.40%
2 NGUYEN Tran 12.12%
3 NGUYEN Lang 6.86%
4 NGUYEN Luu 4.31%
5 NGUYEN Davis 1.99%
6 NGUYEN Johnson 1.75%
7 NGUYEN Tang 1.67%
8 NGUYEN Lau 1.04%
9 NGUYEN Khan 0.96%
10 NGUYEN Banh 0.88%
11 NGUYEN Thompson 0.80%
12 NGUYEN Hanson 0.72%
13 NGUYEN Day 0.64%
14 NGUYEN Ham 0.56%
15 NGUYEN Phillips 0.56%
16 NGUYEN Sen 0.56%
17 NGUYEN Wilson 0.56%
18 NGUYEN Anderson 0.40%
19 NGUYEN Lim 0.40%
20 NGUYEN Snow 0.40%

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