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Tuyen
How to Pronounce Tuyen
Pronounced TWEE-en /ˈtwiː.ɛn/Low
Meaning: Tuyen is a Vietnamese given name; depending on the underlying word it can mean stream or spring of water, or relate to the idea of an angel.Low
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
Tuyen is a Vietnamese given name whose meaning depends on the underlying word, most often stream or spring of water, and sometimes connected to the sense of an angel. It reflects Vietnamese heritage rather than any Western root.
Tuyen shows up in United States records from about 1980, reaching its small peak around 1982 when it was given to only about twenty girls a year, and it never became common. A girl named Tuyen at that peak would be in her early forties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tuyen mean?
It is a Vietnamese name that can mean stream or spring of water, and by another root relate to the idea of an angel.
How do you pronounce Tuyen?
It is said TWEE-en /ˈtwiː.ɛn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Tuyen a boy or girl name?
Tuyen is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Tuyen?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.