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Popularity of the baby name Nhu


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How did Vietnamese immigration influence U.S. baby names in 1975?

Vietnamese refugees and U.S. crewmen (1975)
Vietnamese refugees and U.S. crewmen

The decades-long Vietnam War — which began as a civil war in the 1950s and grew into a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s — ended with a North Vietnamese victory in the spring of 1975.

After the fall of Saigon, an estimated 130,000 Vietnamese refugees were evacuated to the U.S.

This influx of Vietnamese immigrants had a considerable impact on U.S. baby names. Dozens of Vietnamese names debuted in the SSA data in the mid-1970s. Here’s what I’ve spotted so far:

197419751976
Thuy6 girls*12 girls17 girls
Viet.23 boys*
5 girls*		36 boys
Hung.16 boys*22 boys
Nam.14 boys*17 boys
Huy.13 boys*11 boys
Long.11 boys*47 boys
Anh.10 girls*
5 boys*		11 girls
13 boys
Vu.10 boys*6 boys
Phuong.9 girls*14 girls
Tran.9 boys*.
Duc.8 boys*10 boys
Dung.8 boys*17 boys
6 girls*
Hoang.8 boys*12 boys
My10 girls18 girls
8 boys*		21 girls
12 boys
Nguyen.8 boys*
7 girls*		10 boys
An.12 girls
7 boys*		9 girls
8 boys
Luan.7 boys*8 boys
Phong.7 boys*9 boys
Thu.7 girls*18 girls
Bich.6 girls*.
Binh.6 boys*10 boys
Linh.6 girls*
5 boys*		6 girls
5 boys
Minh.6 boys*21 boys
Quang.6 boys*17 boys
Quoc.6 boys*16 boys
Thai.6 boys*10 boys
Thao.6 girls*10 girls
Trang.6 girls*19 girls
Chau.5 girls*9 girls
5 boys*
Hai.5 boys*13 boys
Hoa.5 girls*5 girls
Lien.5 girls*14 girls
Ngoc.5 girls*7 girls
Tien.5 boys*9 boys
6 girls*
Yen.5 girls*9 girls
Yun.5 boys*.
Huong..26 girls*
Hong..15 girls*
6 boys
Loan..14 girls*
Tri..13 boys*
Hanh..12 girls*
Thanh..12 boys*
12 girls*
Thi..9 girls*
Bao..8 boys*
Ha..8 girls*
5 boys*
Trinh..8 girls*
Vinh..8 boys*
Khoa..7 boys*
Trung..7 boys*
Hien..6 girls*
Tan..6 boys*
Tuyet..6 girls*
Cuong..5 boys*
Dai..5 boys*
Doan..5 girls*
Hao..5 boys*
Hieu..5 boys*
Khanh..5 boys*
Thang..5 boys*
Thong..5 boys*
Tung..5 boys*
*Debut

Significantly, two of the top choices for baby boys in 1975 were Viet and Nam. (In the name of the country, the element viet refers to the ancient kingdom of Yue and the element nam means “south.”) Viet was the highest-debuting boy name of the year, in fact.

Another 1975 debut name, Chaffee, is likely a reference to Fort Chaffee, one of the centers at which Vietnamese refugees were processed.

Vietnamese refugees aboard a U.S. ship (1975)
Vietnamese refugees aboard a U.S. ship

A second wave of Vietnamese immigration, which involved several million people fleeing “communist re-education camps and the 1979 Chinese invasion of Vietnam,” began in 1978 and lasted until the mid-1980s.

Many more Vietnamese names began appearing in the U.S. data as a result:

  • 1977: Hang, Hue, Huyen, Khai, Lam, Nga, Oanh, Phuc, Quyen, Thien, Truong, Uyen, Xuan
  • 1978: Duong, Duy, Thinh, Thuhuong, Toan, Tu
  • 1979: Dat, Duyen, Khang, Khoi, Loc, Mylinh, Nguyet, Nhan, Nhi, Phuoc, Thuan, Thy, Trong, Vang, Vuong
  • 1980: Chinh, Chuong, Danh, Dao, Diem, Hiep, Huan, Khuong, Kiet, Kieu, Kimanh, Manh, Mao, Nghi, Nhu, Nhung, Phu, Phung, Quy, Quynh, Tho, Truc, Tuyen, Vong
  • 1981: Diep, Giang, Khiem, Liem, Nghia, Nhat, Nhut, Phan, Phat, Thuthuy, Trieu,
  • 1982: Chanh, Dinh, Dzung, Dzuy, Hoai, Hoan, Kha, Kien, Lieu, Luu, Myphuong, Ngan, Suong, Thach, Thuong, Thuytrang

Most of these names reached peak usage during the ’80s.

P.S. Please note that many of the names above (such as An, Bao, Dai, Hai, Hao, Hong, Huan, Long, Mao, My, Phan, Phuong, Tan, Tu, Vong, and Yun) are also used by people of other cultures (e.g., Chinese, Hmong, Laotian, Cambodian, Japanese). Also, the name Thuy debuting a year early may reflect the fact that over 14,000 Vietnamese immigrants entered the U.S. during the first half of the ’70s — before the fall of Saigon.

Sources:

Images: Adapted from Crewmen of the cargo ship USS Durham take Vietnamese refugees aboard a small craft and Vietnamese refugees crowd the decks of SS Pioneer Contender (both public domain)

[Latest update: Feb. 2026]

Baby names you can type with one hand: Carter, Tessa, John, Poppy

computer keyboard

When you sign your first name, you use one hand. But when you type it, chances are you need to use both hands — even if your name is a short as Emma, Gus or Ty.

Have you ever wondered which names can be touch-typed on the standard QWERTY keyboard with one hand only? Me too, so I came up with some lists…

Left-handed baby names

  • Ace, Ada, Adar, Adeva, Aeta, Afra, Agra, Aqsa, Ara, Arda, Ardra, Artra, Asa, Asees, Astra, Astraea, Astrea, Atef, Ava, Awa, Aza, Azeeza, Azza
  • Babette, Barbara, Barrett, Baxter, Bess, Bette, Brad, Brett
  • Cade, Caesar, Cara, Carter, Casara, Case, Cass, Castara, Cedar, Ceres, Cesar, Cresta
  • Dara, Dart, Dasza, Dat, Dave, Dawes, Dax, Deatra, Debra, Dee, Dessa, Devara, Dexter, Drew
  • Ece, Ed, Edgar, Edvards, Edward, Eevee, Efe, Egas, Erva, Esta, Estes, Etta, Eva, Evart, Eve, Everard, Everett, Everts, Evette, Ewart, Eze, Ezra
  • Faraz, Fedde, Fraser, Frazer, Freeda, Fred, Fredda
  • Gage, Garret, Garrett, Gerard, Grace, Greg, Greta, Grete, Gretta
  • Rafer, Rasa, Rava, Rebeca, Rebecca, Reece, Reed, Reese, Retta, Reva, Rever, Rewa, Rex
  • Sabra, Sada, Sadaf, Sade, Safaa, Sagar, Sage, Sara, Saras, Sardar, Sava, Savva, Sea, Stassa, Steve, Stewart, Svea, Sverre, Sveva
  • Tad, Tage, Taggart, Tara, Tate, Ted, Tera, Teresa, Terrea, Tess, Tessa, Tex, Trace, Tracee, Trava
  • Vada, Varda, Varvara, Vera, Verree, Vesta, Vester
  • Wade, Wafa, Waqas, Ward, Warre, Wes
  • Xara, Xerra, Xerxes
  • Zada, Zara, Zed, Zedd, Zera

How funny is it that Dexter, which comes directly from the Latin word for “right,” is typed with the left hand only?

Right-handed baby names

  • Hoku, Holli, Holly, Huy
  • Io, Ioli
  • Jill, Ji-Min, Jim, Jimi, Jimmy, Jin, Jo, John, Johnny, Jon, Joni, Joy, Juho, Juli, Julio, Jun, Juni, Juno
  • Khoi, Kiki, Kiko, Kilik, Kim, Kimi, Kimiko, Kimmy, Kimo, Kin, Kip, Kipp, Kippy, Kiyoko, Kiyomi, Kojo, Kollin, Kumiko, Kuno, Kuuipo, Kyou
  • Lili, Lilikoi, Lilio, Lilly, Lilou, Lily, Lin, Linh, Lino, Loki, Loni, Lonny, Lou, Lulu, Lumi, Lyn, Lynn
  • Miki, Mikki, Mikko, Milly, Milo, Mimi, Min, Minh, Minokimin, Miyu, Molly, Momoko
  • Nhi, Nhu, Nik, Nikhil, Niki, Nikki, Niko, Nikol, Nikon, Nikunj, Niilo, Ninon, Nipin, Nolon, Nuno
  • Olli, Olujimi, Om, Onno
  • Phil, Philip, Phillip, Philo, Phu, Pio, Pliny, Plum, Pol, Polly, Pono, Poppy
  • Umiko, Ummul, Umu, Union
  • Yoko, Yuko, Yumi, Yumiko, Yun

I realize that QWERTY “handedness” is not a major baby-naming factor for most people, but I do think it would be cute to pair a one-handed name with another one-handed name — maybe a surname (Teresa Garza, Phillip Hill) or a twin name (Edward & John, Grace & Lily, Zara & Milo). What do you think?

Image: Adapted from Apple Macintosh Plus Extended Keyboard by MagicTom13 under CC BY-SA 3.0.