How Many People Are Named Viet?
An estimated 1,057 people in the United States have the first name Viet. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Viet peaked in popularity in 1982 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Viet 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 Viet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,057
About 1 in 324,271 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1982
65 births
Total Registered
1,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Viet
Viet is predominantly male (99.0%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Viet as a male name
Ranked #14,047 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1982 (65 births)
Viet as a female name
Ranked #10,382 in 1981
6 female births in 1981
Peak: 1981 (6 births)
Viet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Viet span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 436 babies were registered. Viet has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Viet by Decade
How has Viet 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.
Viet by State
Birth registrations for Viet span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Kansas. The lowest are in Florida, Kansas, Texas. On average, about 102 Viets were registered per state.
Viet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Viet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Viet
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Viet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Viet?
We estimate approximately 1,057 people named Viet 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 324,271 Americans share this first name.
Is Viet a common name?
Viet is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Viet most popular?
Viet reached peak popularity in 1982, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Viet is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Viet a male name?
Viet is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Viet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Viet Smith, Viet Johnson, Viet 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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