Nhan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NYAHN
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Nhan is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nhan come from?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese Nhân or Nhàn, tone marks dropped
Is Nhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nhan is a boys' name.
How popular is Nhan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Nhan in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Nhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Minh, Dakota, Yuri, Yitzchok, Tru, Khoi, Ryo, Ryu, Jin, Yug, Yusuf, Yakov
Names related to Nhan
More Vietnamese names
An, Anh, Vy, Khang, Ngoc, Can, Nhi, Nam, Thang, Khoa, Vinh, Phuong, Nguyen, Liem, Duy, Le
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, “Nhan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nhan, updated 20 October 2026.