Huyên was born in 1923. Huyên's father was Thuấn-Anh (Cụ Lễ Sinh) and his mother was Nhỏ Nguyễn Hữu. His paternal grandparents were Kim-Liên and Dưỡng Nguyễn hữu. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Rỹ, Tiêu, Mục, Thanh and Nga. He was the youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 19 in 1942.