Viet
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VYET
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Viet is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “the Viet people”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Viet mean?
Vietnamese
“the Viet people”
Viet is the name of Vietnam's majority people, from the same character as the ancient Chinese Yue.
Is Viet a girl's or a boy's name?
Viet is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viet in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Viet, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 boys.
2025 had more boys named Viet than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Viet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Viet in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Viet 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 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Viet in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Viet in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,585 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,564 |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,763 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,421 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,222 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,133 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,373 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,695 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,501 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,000 |
Names like Viet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vansh, Shay, Veer, Dhruv, Vikram, Shiv, Parth, Krish, Ravi, Ajit, Viraj, Vedant
Names related to Viet
More Vietnamese names
An, Minh, Anh, Vy, Khoi, Khang, Ngoc, Can, Nhi, Nam, Thang, Khoa, Vinh, Phuong, Nguyen, Liem
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, “Viet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/viet, updated 20 October 2026.