How Many People Are Named Huy?
An estimated 1,654 people in the United States have the first name Huy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Huy peaked in popularity in 1982 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Huy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,654
About 1 in 207,228 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1982
82 births
Total Registered
1,705
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huy
Huy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,705 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Huy as a male name
Ranked #9,300 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (82 births)
Huy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huy span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 622 babies were registered. Huy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Huy by Decade
How has Huy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Huy by State
Birth registrations for Huy span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in New York, Florida, Massachusetts. On average, about 125 Huys were registered per state.
Huy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Huy
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Huy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huy?
We estimate approximately 1,654 people named Huy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 207,228 Americans share this first name.
Is Huy a common name?
Huy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,705 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huy most popular?
Huy reached peak popularity in 1982, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huy is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huy a male name?
Huy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huy Smith, Huy Johnson, Huy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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