How Many People Are Named Phu?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Phu. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Phu peaked in popularity in 1987 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phu 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 Phu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1987
19 births
Total Registered
282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phu
Phu is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 282 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Phu as a male name
Ranked #11,949 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1987 (19 births)
Phu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phu span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 123 babies were registered. Phu has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Phu by Decade
How has Phu 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.
Phu by State
Phu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phu
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phu?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Phu 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 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Phu a common name?
Phu is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phu most popular?
Phu reached peak popularity in 1987, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phu is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phu a male name?
Phu is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phu Smith, Phu Johnson, Phu 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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