Thuy

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Pronounced TWEE /ˈtwiː/Medium

Meaning: Thuy is a Vietnamese feminine name from thủy, meaning 'water'. It is a genuine heritage name evoking the clarity and flow of water.High

In 30 seconds: Thuy is a Vietnamese girl's name meaning 'water'. Like many Vietnamese names in America, it arrived with families resettling after 1975 and crested in the early eighties.

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Origin HighVietnamese

MeaningThuy is a Vietnamese feminine name from thủy, meaning 'water'. It is a genuine heritage name evoking the clarity and flow of water.

U.S. rank (2015)#18875 ↗ Rising

2015 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1983

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,076

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Thuy comes from Vietnamese thủy, the word for 'water', an element long valued in Vietnamese naming for its associations with purity and calm. It is a common feminine given name in Vietnam. In American records it barely registers before the mid-nineteen-seventies and then rises with the wave of Vietnamese refugees who resettled after the war.

Its United States high point falls in 1983, after which it settled into steady, modest use within the growing community. Thuy is a textbook heritage name whose curve reflects migration rather than trend; because English phonics badly mishandle the spelling, the audio is guided from the respelling so it is voiced correctly.

Did you know? Thuy looks like it should have several syllables but is spoken as a single gliding beat, close to 'twee' — one of the reasons its written form misleads English readers.

Overall data confidence 82%

References — Thuy — Vietnamese thủy 'water'; post-1975 immigration cohort

Variations

Thủy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Thuy mean?

Thuy is Vietnamese and means 'water', from thủy.

How do you pronounce Thuy?

It's said as a single gliding beat, close to TWEE /ˈtwiː/.

Is Thuy a boy or girl name?

Thuy is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Thuy?

Thuy was rare in America until the mid-seventies, rose with Vietnamese resettlement, and crested in the early eighties; it stays an uncommon heritage choice.