Vu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VOO
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Vu is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Vu mean?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese surname Vu, written Vũ, also used as a given name
Vu, written Vũ in Vietnamese, is a common surname that is also used as a given name.
Is Vu a girl's or a boy's name?
Vu is a boys' name.
How popular is Vu 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 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Vu in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 49 | #1,509 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,279 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,398 |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,192 |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
Names like Vu
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, “Vu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vu, updated 20 October 2026.