Phong
Phong was the 13405th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1313th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,668 places. More babies were named Phong in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,405 boys, down 3,081 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,016babies recorded
Phong popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,405 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,324 | 7 |
| 2010 | #13,758 | 5 |
| 2000 | #5,825 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,154 | 34 |
| 1980 | #1,718 | 34 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Phong, counting every spelling?
Phong has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Phong?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Phong (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Phong born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Phong.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Phong?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Phong are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 26 and 42. That makes Phong mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Phong: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Phong, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Phong
How popular is the name Phong?
Phong was the 13405th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1313th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,668 places. More babies were named Phong in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Phong a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Phong in the US.