Hyun
Meaning
virtuous, wise (short and often kept as-is rather than anglicized)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hyun has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
105 people · the #39,884 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 53
Among people named Hyun living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hyun
Most people given the name Hyun in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Hyun you meet today is most often in their 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hyun deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Hyun truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Hyun fits with your family’s names and surname.
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