How Many People Are Named Huong?
An estimated 546 people in the United States have the first name Huong. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Huong peaked in popularity in 1982 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huong as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Huong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
546
About 1 in 627,755 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
51 births
Total Registered
578
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huong
Huong is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 578 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Huong as a female name
Ranked #17,795 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1982 (51 births)
Huong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huong span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 344 babies were registered. Huong has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Huong by Decade
How has Huong tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Huong by State
Birth registrations for Huong span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Louisiana, Texas, California. On average, about 77 Huongs were registered per state.
Huong + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huong as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Huong
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Huong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huong?
We estimate approximately 546 people named Huong are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 627,755 Americans share this first name.
Is Huong a common name?
Huong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 578 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huong most popular?
Huong reached peak popularity in 1982, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huong is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huong a female name?
Huong is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huong Smith, Huong Johnson, Huong Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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