Random Vietnam Name Generator

Five real Vietnamese names per press, family names and given names, with tone marks and in plain letters.

Random Vietnam Name Generator

  1. TháiFamily name. Written 蔡 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Thai.
  2. NhậtBoys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 日. In plain letters, Nhat.
  3. TầnFamily name. Written 秦 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tan.
  4. SầmFamily name. Written 岑 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Sam.
  5. ThuýGirls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 翠. In plain letters, Thuy.

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Press for a random Vietnam name, five at a time, from 202 real Vietnamese names: 93 family names and 109 given names for girls, boys or both. Each card shows the name with its tone marks and again in plain letters.

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Family name, middle name, given name

A full Vietnamese name runs family name first, then usually a middle name, then the given name, and people are called by the given name. Choose Family names in the Any type menu and press; then switch the menu to a given-name type and press again.

Marks that change the name

Dũng and Dung are two names, and only the marks tell them apart, so each card prints both spellings. Hoàng and Huỳnh are one family name in a Northern and a Southern form, as are Vũ and Võ; the table of the most common names lists each pair in one place.

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  • Family: most common keeps to 16 names, led by Nguyễn, Trần and Lê.
  • A link ending in #type=girl opens the page on girls' given names.

Questions and answers

Are these real Vietnamese names?

Yes. Every family name has a dictionary entry and stands in an encyclopedia list of Vietnamese surnames with the same Hán character. Every given name has a dictionary entry, and its reading was checked against the Unicode Han database.

What is the most common Vietnamese family name?

Nguyễn, first in the table this list follows, then Trần and Lê. The cards print a band, top 5 or top 15, and no percentages.

Why do the cards show a Chinese character?

Every name here comes from a Sino-Vietnamese word once written with a Hán character, and the card shows it. A meaning is printed only where the name's own dictionary entry gives one, as with Hương, fragrance.

Has a Vietnamese speaker checked the list?

No. Every name and character was taken by script from the sources named under the list, and none was read by a fluent speaker.

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All 202 Vietnamese names

Family names 93

  • Đàm Family name. Written 譚 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Dam.
  • Ân Family name. Written 恩 in Hán characters. In plain letters, An.
  • Đặng Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 鄧 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Dang.
  • Đào Family name. Written 陶 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Dao.
  • Đậu Family name. Written 竇 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Dau.
  • Bạch Family name. Written 白 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Bach.
  • Bành Family name. Written 彭 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Banh.
  • Bùi Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 裴 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Bui.
  • Cao Family name. Written 高 in Hán characters.
  • Châu Family name. Written 周 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Chau.
  • Chế Family name. Written 制 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Che.
  • Chu Family name. Written 周 in Hán characters.
  • Chung Family name. Written 鍾 in Hán characters.
  • Diệp Family name. Written 葉 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Diep.
  • Doãn Family name. Written 尹 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Doan.
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Family names, continued

  • Dương Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 楊 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Duong.
  • Giang Family name. Written 江 in Hán characters.
  • Hà Family name. Written 河 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ha.
  • Hàn Family name. Written 韓 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Han.
  • Hồ Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 胡 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ho.
  • Hoàng Family name, top 5 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Shares its place there with Huỳnh. Written 黃 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Hoang.
  • Hứa Family name. Written 許 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Hua.
  • Huỳnh Family name, top 5 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Shares its place there with Hoàng. Written 黃 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Huynh.
  • Đinh Family name. Written 丁 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Dinh.
  • Khổng Family name. Written 孔 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Khong.
  • Khuất Family name. Written 屈 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Khuat.
  • Kiều Family name. Written 喬 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Kieu.
  • Kim Family name. Written 金 in Hán characters.
  • La Family name. Written 羅 in Hán characters.
  • Lại Family name. Written 賴 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Lai.
  • Lâm Family name. Written 林 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Lam.
  • Lê Family name, top 5 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 黎 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Le.
  • Liễu Family name. Written 柳 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Lieu.
  • Lư Family name. Written 盧 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Lu.
  • Lữ Family name. Written 呂 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Lu.
  • Lục Family name. Written 陸 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Luc.
  • Lương Family name. Written 梁 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Luong.
  • Lưu Family name. Written 劉 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Luu.
  • Mã Family name. Written 馬 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ma.
  • Mạc Family name. Written 莫 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Mac.
  • Mai Family name. Written 梅 in Hán characters.
  • Mẫn Family name. Written 敏 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Man.
  • Nghê Family name. Written 倪 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Nghe.
  • Nghiêm Family name. Written 嚴 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Nghiem.
  • Ngô Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 吳 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ngo.
  • Nguyễn Family name, top 5 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 阮 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Nguyen.
  • Nhâm Family name. Written 任 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Nham.
  • Nông Family name. Written 農 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Nong.
  • Đỗ Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 杜 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Do.
  • Đoàn Family name. Written 段 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Doan.
  • Ông Family name. Written 翁 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ong.
  • Phạm Family name, top 5 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 范 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Pham.
  • Phan Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 潘 in Hán characters.
  • Phí Family name. Written 費 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Phi.
  • Phó Family name. Written 傅 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Pho.
  • Phùng Family name. Written 馮 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Phung.
  • Phương Family name. Written 方 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Phuong.
  • Quách Family name. Written 郭 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Quach.
  • Quang Family name. Written 光 in Hán characters.
  • Quảng Family name. Written 鄺 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Quang.
  • Quế Family name. Written 桂 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Que.
  • Quyền Family name. Written 權 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Quyen.
  • Sầm Family name. Written 岑 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Sam.
  • Tạ Family name. Written 謝 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ta.
  • Tần Family name. Written 秦 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tan.
  • Tăng Family name. Written 曾 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tang.
  • Tất Family name. Written 畢 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tat.
  • Tề Family name. Written 齊 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Te.
  • Thạch Family name. Written 石 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Thach.
  • Thái Family name. Written 蔡 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Thai.
  • Thân Family name. Written 申 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Than.
  • Thảo Family name. Written 草 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Thao.
  • Thi Family name. Written 施 in Hán characters.
  • Thiện Family name. Written 善 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Thien.
  • Tiêu Family name. Written 蕭 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tieu.
  • Tô Family name. Written 蘇 in Hán characters. In plain letters, To.
  • Tôn Family name. Written 孫 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ton.
  • Tôn Nữ Family name. Written 女 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ton Nu.
  • Tôn Thất Family name. Written 尊 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Ton That.
  • Tống Family name. Written 宋 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tong.
  • Trầm Family name. Written 沈 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tram.
  • Trần Family name, top 5 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 陳 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tran.
  • Trang Family name. Written 莊 in Hán characters.
  • Triệu Family name. Written 趙 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Trieu.
  • Trịnh Family name. Written 鄭 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Trinh.
  • Trương Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Written 張 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Truong.
  • Tưởng Family name. Written 蔣 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Tuong.
  • Đường Family name. Written 唐 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Duong.
  • Văn Family name. Written 文 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Van.
  • Võ Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Shares its place there with Vũ. Written 武 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Vo.
  • Vũ Family name, top 15 in the table of the most common Vietnamese family names. Shares its place there with Võ. Written 武 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Vu.
  • Vương Family name. Written 王 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Vuong.
  • Vưu Family name. Written 尤 in Hán characters. In plain letters, Vuu.

Girls' given names 31

  • Bích Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 碧. In plain letters, Bich.
  • Cầm Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 琴. In plain letters, Cam.
  • Chi Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 芝.
  • Cúc Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 菊. In plain letters, Cuc.
  • Dung Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 容.
  • Duyên Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 緣. In plain letters, Duyen.
  • Hân Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 欣. In plain letters, Han.
  • Hiền Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 賢: virtuous. In plain letters, Hien.
  • Hương Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 香: fragrance. In plain letters, Huong.
  • Điệp Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 蝶. In plain letters, Diep.
  • Lệ Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 麗. In plain letters, Le.
  • Loan Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 鸞.
  • Luyến Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 戀. In plain letters, Luyen.
  • Nga Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 娥.
  • Ngân Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 銀. In plain letters, Ngan.
  • Ngọc Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 玉. In plain letters, Ngoc.
  • Nguyệt Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 月. In plain letters, Nguyet.
  • Như Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 如. In plain letters, Nhu.
  • Đoan Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 端. In plain letters, Doan.
  • Oanh Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 鶯: oriole.
  • Phượng Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 鳳. In plain letters, Phuong.
  • Quỳnh Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 瓊. In plain letters, Quynh.
  • Thu Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 秋.
  • Thư Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 舒. In plain letters, Thu.
  • Thuý Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 翠. In plain letters, Thuy.
  • Thuỳ Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 垂. In plain letters, Thuy.
  • Tiên Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 仙. In plain letters, Tien.
  • Trà Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 茶. In plain letters, Tra.
  • Trúc Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 竹: bamboo. In plain letters, Truc.
  • Uyên Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 鴛. In plain letters, Uyen.
  • Vân Girls' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 雲: cloud. In plain letters, Van.

Boys' given names 44

  • Đạt Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 達. In plain letters, Dat.
  • Chiến Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 戰. In plain letters, Chien.
  • Dật Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 逸. In plain letters, Dat.
  • Dũng Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 勇. In plain letters, Dung.
  • Giáp Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 甲. In plain letters, Giap.
  • Hải Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 海. In plain letters, Hai.
  • Hào Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 豪. In plain letters, Hao.
  • Hùng Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 雄. In plain letters, Hung.
  • Hưng Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 興. In plain letters, Hung.
  • Khang Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 康.
  • Khoa Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 科.
  • Kiên Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 堅. In plain letters, Kien.
  • Kiệt Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 傑. In plain letters, Kiet.
  • Lân Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 麟. In plain letters, Lan.
  • Liêm Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 廉. In plain letters, Liem.
  • Lợi Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 利. In plain letters, Loi.
  • Luân Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 倫. In plain letters, Luan.
  • Luận Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 論. In plain letters, Luan.
  • Lực Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 力. In plain letters, Luc.
  • Mạnh Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 孟. In plain letters, Manh.
  • Nghĩa Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 義. In plain letters, Nghia.
  • Nhật Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 日. In plain letters, Nhat.
  • Pháp Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 法. In plain letters, Phap.
  • Phú Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 富. In plain letters, Phu.
  • Quân Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 君. In plain letters, Quan.
  • Quốc Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 國. In plain letters, Quoc.
  • Quyết Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 決: decide. In plain letters, Quyet.
  • Sĩ Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 士. In plain letters, Si.
  • Sơn Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 山. In plain letters, Son.
  • Tây Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 西: west. In plain letters, Tay.
  • Thành Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 成. In plain letters, Thanh.
  • Thiệu Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 紹. In plain letters, Thieu.
  • Thọ Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 壽. In plain letters, Tho.
  • Thuận Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 順. In plain letters, Thuan.
  • Thường Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 常. In plain letters, Thuong.
  • Tiến Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 進. In plain letters, Tien.
  • Trí Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 智. In plain letters, Tri.
  • Triết Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 哲. In plain letters, Triet.
  • Tuấn Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 俊. In plain letters, Tuan.
  • Tùng Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 松: pine. In plain letters, Tung.
  • Đức Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 德. In plain letters, Duc.
  • Vĩ Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 偉. In plain letters, Vi.
  • Vinh Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 榮.
  • Vượng Boys' given name. Sino-Vietnamese, written 旺. In plain letters, Vuong.

Given names for girls and boys 34

  • Đại Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 大. In plain letters, Dai.
  • An Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 安.
  • Anh Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 英.
  • Ánh Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 映. In plain letters, Anh.
  • Bản Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 本. In plain letters, Ban.
  • Bình Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 平. In plain letters, Binh.
  • Dần Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 寅. In plain letters, Dan.
  • Hiếu Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 孝. In plain letters, Hieu.
  • Hoà Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 和. In plain letters, Hoa.
  • Huệ Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 惠. In plain letters, Hue.
  • Định Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 定. In plain letters, Dinh.
  • Khánh Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 慶. In plain letters, Khanh.
  • Lập Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 立. In plain letters, Lap.
  • Linh Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 靈.
  • Long Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 龍.
  • Mão Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 卯. In plain letters, Mao.
  • Mùi Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 未. In plain letters, Mui.
  • Nam Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 南.
  • Ngọ Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 午. In plain letters, Ngo.
  • Nguyên Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 元. In plain letters, Nguyen.
  • Đông Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 東. In plain letters, Dong.
  • Phúc Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 福. In plain letters, Phuc.
  • Tâm Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 心. In plain letters, Tam.
  • Thể Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 體. In plain letters, The.
  • Thiên Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 天. In plain letters, Thien.
  • Thôi Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 崔. In plain letters, Thoi.
  • Thương Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 商. In plain letters, Thuong.
  • Thuỷ Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 水. In plain letters, Thuy.
  • Tí Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 子. In plain letters, Ti.
  • Tị Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 巳. In plain letters, Ti.
  • Trường Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 長. In plain letters, Truong.
  • Tú Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 秀. In plain letters, Tu.
  • Tuất Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 戌. In plain letters, Tuat.
  • Xuyên Given name for girls and boys. Sino-Vietnamese, written 川. In plain letters, Xuyen.

How this list was compiled: 202 real Vietnamese names read by script on 2026-10-01, none from memory and none read by a fluent speaker; owner decision RGHQ-39 lets such a list stay live, and this line says so. Family names (93): every Vietnamese surname entry of English Wiktionary (category https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Vietnamese_surnames, each entry read through https://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php; the entry is x.src) that also stands in the surname lists of English Wikipedia's Vietnamese name article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_name, sections Common surnames and Other) with the same Hán character in both. 16 of them are in that article's table of the fifteen most common surnames, which it credits to a 2022 study by a Vietnamese social science publisher; a card prints a band by the table's order (top 5, top 15) and never its percentages, which were not checked at their source. Hoàng and Huỳnh share one place in the table and Vũ and Võ another. Lý, fifteenth in the table, is left out because Wiktionary enters that surname under another spelling; 23 surname entries are left out because the Wikipedia lists do not hold them, and 5 because the two sources give different characters. Given names (109: 31 for girls, 44 for boys, 34 for both): every entry of Wiktionary's categories of Vietnamese female, male and unisex given names whose Vietnamese section gives one Sino-Vietnamese etymology with its Hán character, carries no label such as rare, dated or informal, and is not already a family-name card; each reading was then checked against a second source, the kVietnamese field of the Unicode Han Database (Unihan_Readings.txt, Unicode 18.0, https://www.unicode.org/Public/UCD/latest/ucd/Unihan.zip), and a name whose character does not carry that reading there was dropped (39 were). The girls, boys or both on a card is the entry's own. A meaning is printed only where the entry itself glosses the word in one to four plain words. The plain-letter form (x.ascii) is the name with its tone marks and diacritics removed and Đ written D, computed by script. That a full name runs family name, middle name, given name, and that people are called by the given name, is from the Vietnamese name article. Licence: Drawn from English Wiktionary and English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) and checked against the Unicode Han Database; the selection rules, the bands and the wording are ours.