| Hang | Nguyet | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Moon | Moon |
| Origin | vietnamese | vietnamese |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HAHNG | ngwee-YET |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1984 (45) | 1983 (11) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hang | Nguyet |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 0 |
| 1990s | 82 | 12 |
| 1980s | 255 | 56 |
| 1970s | 34 | 5 |
Hang (Hang) means 'moon' in Vietnamese and evokes the moon goddess Hang Nga (the Vietnamese Chang'e), honored at the Mid-Autumn Festival. The lunar sense is well established.
Nguyet (Nguyet) means 'moon,' from the Sino-Vietnamese character 月. A literal lunar name given to girls.
Hang and Nguyet are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hang means Moon (vietnamese origin), while Nguyet means Moon (vietnamese origin).
In US records, Hang first appears in 0 and Nguyet in 0, so Hang has the longer recorded history.