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Fue
How to Pronounce Fue
Pronounced FOO /ΛfuΛ/Medium
Meaning: Fue is a Hmong given name carried by Hmong American boys. Like many Hmong names its precise meaning depends on tone, dialect, and family usage, and it is often paired with a second name; it is treated here with care and modest certainty.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Fue is a Hmong given name borne by Hmong American boys. Hmong names carry meaning through tone and are often used in pairs, so a single romanized spelling can stand for more than one traditional word; the exact sense of Fue varies by family and dialect and is best confirmed within the community. It appears in United States birth records from around 1980, following Hmong resettlement after the Vietnam War era, and stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its early-1990s high.
A Fue from that early-1990s high is now in his thirties. In the United States it remains a heritage name closely tied to Hmong American families, valued for its link to a language and culture with a deep and distinctive naming tradition.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Fue mean?
It is a Hmong given name whose exact meaning varies by tone, dialect, and family; it is best confirmed within the Hmong community.
How do you pronounce Fue?
It's said FOO /ΛfuΛ/, one syllable.
Is Fue a boy or girl name?
Fue is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Fue?
It has always been rare in the United States, a Hmong heritage name given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the early nineties.