Hyun
Masculine
Hyun is given to both — 269 boys and 168 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Hyun entered the US charts in 1972, peaked at #3344 in 1972, ranks #12008 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Hyun?
Hyun first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Hyun alive today was born around 1991, making them about 34 years old. About 300 people named Hyun are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Hyun most popular?
Hyun peaked in 1972, reaching #3344 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 8,664 places below that high. See the whole 1972 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most boys named
- 198914 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3344reached in 1972
- Change vs 2016
- 0.0%5 in 2025, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Hyuns among us
people named Hyun are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Hyun
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Oliverio test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Hyun's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Oliverio climbed just as high around 1945, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Oliverio's path sketches the road Hyun is walking now.
Hyun sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Hyun beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Hyun in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #12008 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Hyuns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Hyun are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Hyun in 2025?
- Hyun ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Hyun?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Hyun — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Hyun with classmates?
- Hyun will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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