Boys' name · since 1980
Phu
283 babies named Phu in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phu is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 283 have been recorded since 1980.
Phu has 283 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2022.
- #10,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 283 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phu ranks #10,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phu's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Phu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phu's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2022
- Peak year (1987)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Phu by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (124 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Phu's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Phu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 124 births (44% of all-time use).
Phu by state
Where Phu concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 18.4% |
52 of 283 births nationwide.
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- Phu's decade-level peak was the 1980s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Phus (52 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 Phu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1980–2022 (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 Phu 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.