Is Viet a boy or girl name?

Viet is a boy’s name. Of the 1,096 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Viet

Recorded 1975–2023 · United States

Viet was most popular in 1982, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,745 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,096 people named Viet.

Viet over time

Births per year. The dot marks Viet’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Viet a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Viet is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 1,096 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Viet

Where Viet is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org