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