How Many People Are Named Phung?
An estimated 170 people in the United States have the first name Phung. It is predominantly female (91.1%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Phung peaked in popularity in 1990 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phung 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 Phung paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
170
About 1 in 2,016,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.1% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1990
20 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phung
Phung is predominantly female (91.1%), though 16 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Phung as a male name
Ranked #7,855 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (6 births)
Phung as a female name
Ranked #13,479 in 2003
7 female births in 2003
Peak: 1986 (16 births)
Phung: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phung span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 122 babies were registered. Phung has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Phung by Decade
How has Phung 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.
Phung by State
Phung + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phung as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phung
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phung: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phung?
We estimate approximately 170 people named Phung 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 2,016,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Phung a common name?
Phung is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phung most popular?
Phung reached peak popularity in 1990, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phung is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phung a female name?
Phung is predominantly female. 91.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phung Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phung Smith, Phung Johnson, Phung 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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