Boys' name · since 1975
Phong
Phong has 1,011 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,374 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,011
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Phong is the #12374 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,011 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Phong recorded 1,011 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #12374 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,374 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,011 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phong ranks #5,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,374 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,011 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,374 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,011
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phong's 1,011 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Phong compares
1,011 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Phong's all-time total is 174% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phong | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,011 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Phong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phong's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phong popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Phong popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1985 (Phong as girls' name)
Phong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (427 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Phong's strongest decade.
427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Phong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
427 births
- 1990s
1990s
282 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 427 births (42% of all-time use).
How Phong compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Phong's total volume
Phong by state
Where Phong concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 248 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 24 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.5% |
248 of 1,011 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Phong's data
- Phong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (427 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Phongs (248 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Phong draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.