Hiến was born in 1889. Hiến's father was Chiểu and his mother was Lưu Nguyễn hữu. His paternal grandparents were Tụy and Ngoãi Nguyễn. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Thước, Tiêu, Thứ, Chín, Tuệ, Chầm, Nga and Kiểm. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Kỷ, Mỗ and La. He died due to giỗ 7/1 âm lịch at the age of 44 in 1930. He was buried in Đống Mưỡu.