How Many People Are Named Nhu?
An estimated 360 people in the United States have the first name Nhu. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Nhu peaked in popularity in 2004 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nhu 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 Nhu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
360
About 1 in 952,095 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2004
19 births
Total Registered
372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nhu
Nhu is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 372 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nhu as a female name
Ranked #14,632 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2004 (19 births)
Nhu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nhu span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 123 babies were registered. Nhu has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nhu by Decade
How has Nhu 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.
Nhu by State
Nhu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nhu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nhu
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nhu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nhu?
We estimate approximately 360 people named Nhu 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 952,095 Americans share this first name.
Is Nhu a common name?
Nhu is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nhu most popular?
Nhu reached peak popularity in 2004, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nhu is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nhu a female name?
Nhu is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nhu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nhu Smith, Nhu Johnson, Nhu 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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