A reliable meaning for Nhu isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nhu through the years
Babies since 1880
372
0 boys · 372 girls
Most popular year
2004
19 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Nhu in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1980–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,339 as a first name in 2020; 180 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.