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Is Nguyen a Male or Female Name?

Nguyen is a unisex name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Nguyen globally is 58.9% males and 41.1% females. The country with the highest male ratio is St. Lucia with 95.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Macao SAR China with 85.3%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Nguyen in percentages: Globally: 58.9% males, 41.1% females, Vietnam: 74.4% males, 25.6% females, United States: 61.9% males, 38.1% females, France: 62.1% males, 37.9% females, Macao SAR China: 14.7% males, 85.3% females, Singapore: 35.9% males, 64.1% females, Malaysia: 27.2% males, 72.8% females, Germany: 62.7% males, 37.3% females, Canada: 51.8% males, 48.2% females, Australia: 93.3% males, 6.7% females, St. Lucia: 95.0% males, 5.0% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Nguyen are 35-44 years old, making up 28.1% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Nguyen in each age group: 18-24: 2.5%, 25-34: 11.4%, 35-44: 28.1%, 45-54: 26.7%, 55-64: 16.7%, 65+: 14.6%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Nguyen is Vietnam with 4.581% of the population. Following is Macao SAR China and St. Lucia.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Nguyen measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Nguyen year over year: 1956: 0.004‰, 1957: 0.0033‰, 1958: 0.0044‰, 1959: 0.0035‰, 1960: 0.0036‰, 1961: 0.0029‰, 1962: 0.0043‰, 1963: 0.0032‰, 1964: 0.0037‰, 1965: 0.0025‰, 1966: 0.0031‰, 1967: 0.0035‰, 1968: 0.0032‰, 1969: 0.0033‰, 1970: 0.0042‰, 1971: 0.0043‰, 1972: 0.0047‰, 1973: 0.004‰, 1974: 0.005‰, 1975: 0.0048‰, 1976: 0.006‰, 1977: 0.0057‰, 1978: 0.0063‰, 1979: 0.0064‰, 1980: 0.005‰, 1981: 0.0058‰, 1982: 0.0067‰, 1983: 0.0076‰, 1984: 0.0067‰, 1985: 0.0054‰, 1986: 0.0054‰, 1987: 0.0051‰, 1988: 0.0048‰, 1989: 0.0041‰, 1990: 0.003‰, 1991: 0.0026‰, 1992: 0.0021‰, 1993: 0.002‰, 1994: 0.002‰, 1995: 0.0019‰, 1996: 0.0007‰, 1997: 0.0009‰, 1998: 0.0004‰, 1999: 0.0003‰, 2000: 0.0005‰

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