Kiet
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KYET
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Kiet is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “outstanding, heroic”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kiet mean?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese Kiệt, from Sino-Vietnamese
“outstanding, heroic”
Vietnamese name from Sino-Vietnamese kiệt, meaning outstanding or heroic.
Is Kiet a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiet is a boys' name.
How popular is Kiet in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Kiet in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiet in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
Names like Kiet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Kody, Colt, Keaton, Dakota, Kian, Logan, Kayden, Connor, Brayden, Kyler, Dylan
Names related to Kiet
More Vietnamese names
An, Minh, Anh, Vy, Khoi, Khang, Ngoc, Can, Nhi, Nam, Thang, Khoa, Vinh, Phuong, Nguyen, Liem
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kiet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiet, updated 20 October 2026.