Nguyen is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #8392 in 2003 with 8 recorded births. This places Nguyen in the bottom 34% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 14 births ranking #5243. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 20.0%. In 2003, approximately 1 in every 246,909 boys born was named Nguyen. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.