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Vu

boy name
Origin
Vietnamese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

rain (also a common surname)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Vu has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

When you meet Vu

Most people given the name Vu in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Vu you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Vu

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The Vu deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Vu 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 Vu fits with your family’s names and surname.

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