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Nhi

Girl

Meaning of Nhi: Vietnamese: 'small'

Nhi is a girl's name most strongly associated with Vietnamese naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7335th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7335

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,071

First recorded 1979 · peak 1999

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 32 babies1988: 35 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 35 babies1994: 34 babies1995: 41 babies1996: 40 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 28 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 37 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 10 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 9 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Nhi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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