Nhu
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NYOO
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Nhu is a girls' name of Vietnamese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nhu come from?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese Như or Nhu, tone marks dropped
Is Nhu a girl's or a boy's name?
Nhu is a girls' name.
How popular is Nhu in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Nhu in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nhu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
Names like Nhu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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More Vietnamese names
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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, “Nhu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nhu, updated 20 October 2026.