Given name
Nhi
“our little one”
Nhi is used as a given name. One Vietnamese interpretation is “our little one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Vietnamese interpretation is “our little one.”
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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nhi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,071
- 0 boys · 1,071 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,789 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,789 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,336 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nhi’s family of names
Nhi has a related form in Nhea. Nhi has a related form in Nhee. Nhi has a related form in Nhey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Nhi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Vy
Vy is a surname from Vietnamese. It is used in English and Vietnamese.
>99% girls
Kaiya
“a forgiving woman”
>99% girls
Duyen
“a charming and graceful woman”
>99% girls
Tran
Tran is a surname from Vietnamese. It is used in English, French, and Czech.
19% boys · 81% girls
So
“a smart man”
10% boys · 90% girls
Miu
Miu is a feminine given name from Japanese. It is used in English and French.
>99% girls
Phung
Phung is a surname from Vietnamese, ultimately from Chinese. It is used in English, French, and Indonesian.
9% boys · 91% girls
Anahy
Anahy is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% girls