Tuan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TWAHN
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Tuan is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “talented, handsome”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tuan mean?
Vietnamese: Sino-Vietnamese Tuan
“talented, handsome”
A common Vietnamese given name, written Tuấn with its tone marks.
Is Tuan a girl's or a boy's name?
Tuan is a boys' name.
How popular is Tuan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 boys.
Tuan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Tuan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 93 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Tuan in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tuan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,804 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 59 | #1,337 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,270 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,019 |
| 1984 | 77 | #1,011 |
| 1983 | 83 | #967 |
| 1982 | 93 | #927 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,056 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,214 |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1978 | 49 | #1,286 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Tuan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Tuan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tuan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tuan, updated 20 October 2026.