Given name & surname
Thuong
“one who is loved tenderly”·“one who loves tenderly”
Thuong is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is loved tenderly” (Vietnamese) and “one who loves tenderly” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is loved tenderly” (Vietnamese) and “one who loves tenderly” (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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thuong through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 7 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 8 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 girls is 5 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,057 as a first name in 2020; 134 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.
Thuong’s family of names
Thuong may belong to the same name family as THUONNG. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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1% boys · 99% girls
Tuyen
“an angel” · “a heavenly messenger”
14% boys · 86% girls