Given name & surname
Hien
“a meek and gentle woman”·“a gentle and kind man”
Hien is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a meek and gentle woman” (Vietnamese) and “a gentle and kind man” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a meek and gentle woman” (Vietnamese) and “a gentle and kind man” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Vietnamese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 632
- 305 boys · 327 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,822 as a first name in 2020; 257 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hien’s family of names
In French usage, Hien has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form HIAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Hien, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a brave man; a heroic man”
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“one who offers safety and peace”
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