Phuong
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FUNG
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Phuong is a girls' name of Vietnamese origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
Where does Phuong come from?
Vietnamese: depending on the word, 'fragrant' or 'phoenix'
Is Phuong a girl's or a boy's name?
Phuong is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Phuong in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Phuong, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
2025 had more girls named Phuong than any year since 1999.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Phuong in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Phuong in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 87 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Phuong in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1993, 74% of the babies named Phuong in the US were girls.
Phuong in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,927 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 69 | #1,608 |
| 1982 | 87 | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,714 |
| 1980 | 49 | #2,096 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
Names like Phuong
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiki Suki Dakota Rumi Mika Yumna Miri Yuna Akosua Akua Tori Kiyomi
More Vietnamese names
An Minh Anh Vy Khoi Khang Ngoc Can Nhi Nam Thang Khoa Vinh Nguyen Liem Duy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Phuong: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phuong, updated 20 October 2026.