First Name VIET

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VIET is ranked as the 3390th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,541.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.42 people named VIET for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 90% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named VIET is 1,029.
  • The SSA data also shows that VIET is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names VIET
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,541 +/-5.3%
  • National Rank 3,390
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,029
  • National Rank 8,748
  • Percentile Rank 90.54%
  • Proportion/100k 0.32

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VIET is 4.7% White, 0.7% Hispanic origin, 0.6% Black, 91.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VIET have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VIET is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VIET

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 4.7% 63.9% -59.2%
Hispanic origin 0.7% 16.3% -15.6%
Black 0.6% 12.3% -11.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 91.9% 4.9% 87.0%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.1% 0.7% -0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VIET is California where 1,859 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VIET, as 4.79 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 115 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 49 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names VIET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 83.6% Indiana 11 0.17 69.1% Iowa 25 0.8 86.2% Kansas 35 1.21 81.0% Michigan 34 0.34 89.9% Minnesota 54 1 91.6% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 7 0.35 52.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 68.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 3 0.04 49.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VIET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 83.6%
Indiana 11 0.17 69.1%
Iowa 25 0.8 86.2%
Kansas 35 1.21 81.0%
Michigan 34 0.34 89.9%
Minnesota 54 1 91.6%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 7 0.35 52.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 68.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 3 0.04 49.4%
West State Statistics First-Names VIET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 75.0% California 1,859 4.79 98.6% Colorado 61 1.13 86.8% Hawaii 12 0.85 70.0% Idaho 8 0.48 51.7% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 70.4% New Mexico 30 1.42 74.7% Oregon 22 0.55 74.7% Utah 25 0.84 74.1% Washington 206 2.92 95.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name VIET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 75.0%
California 1,859 4.79 98.6%
Colorado 61 1.13 86.8%
Hawaii 12 0.85 70.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 51.7%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 70.4%
New Mexico 30 1.42 74.7%
Oregon 22 0.55 74.7%
Utah 25 0.84 74.1%
Washington 206 2.92 95.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names VIET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 72.2% Maine 10 0.77 54.1% Massachusetts 195 2.89 93.0% New Hampshire 9 0.7 55.7% New Jersey 21 0.23 70.3% New York 78 0.4 91.7% Pennsylvania 65 0.51 89.6% Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.5% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VIET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 72.2%
Maine 10 0.77 54.1%
Massachusetts 195 2.89 93.0%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 55.7%
New Jersey 21 0.23 70.3%
New York 78 0.4 91.7%
Pennsylvania 65 0.51 89.6%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.5%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names VIET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 80.7% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 55.1% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 58.8% Florida 238 1.2 96.6% Georgia 101 1 92.5% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 74 1.58 89.2% Maryland 51 0.86 89.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 57 0.58 91.8% Oklahoma 14 0.37 68.9% South Carolina 12 0.26 69.9% Tennessee 5 0.08 52.6% Texas 705 2.61 97.8% Virginia 151 1.81 93.7% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name VIET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 80.7%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 55.1%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 58.8%
Florida 238 1.2 96.6%
Georgia 101 1 92.5%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 74 1.58 89.2%
Maryland 51 0.86 89.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 57 0.58 91.8%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 68.9%
South Carolina 12 0.26 69.9%
Tennessee 5 0.08 52.6%
Texas 705 2.61 97.8%
Virginia 151 1.81 93.7%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with VIET as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VIET as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VIET.

The most popular full name is VIET Nguyen. 23.62% of all the people named VIET have this family name.

There are 115 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VIET

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 VIET Nguyen 23.62%
2 VIET Tran 15.64%
3 VIET Le 8.49%
4 VIET Pham 6.03%
5 VIET Hoang 2.76%
6 VIET Dinh 2.66%
7 VIET Vu 2.66%
8 VIET Phan 2.45%
9 VIET Huynh 2.35%
10 VIET Ho 2.25%
11 VIET Vo 2.15%
12 VIET Bui 1.94%
13 VIET Truong 1.84%
14 VIET Ngo 1.64%
15 VIET Do 1.23%
16 VIET Dang 1.02%
17 VIET Dao 1.02%
18 VIET Lam 1.02%
19 VIET Ta 1.02%
20 VIET Duong 0.72%