Recorded 1977–2020 Boys' name Peak 1982 277 births

Phuc — boys' name

277 babies named Phuc in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s1541990s812000s212020s5
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Phuc was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

21 babies were named Phuc in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phuc

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Phuc between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phuc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phuc performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Phuc shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Phuc in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phuc in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 277 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Phuc at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

277

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

1982

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Phuc popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1982)
21
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20201999199519911987198319791977 5

Phuc popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1985 (Phuc as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1985 7

Phuc by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
154 births that decade — 56% of Phuc's all-time total
1970s161980s1541990s812000s212020s5

Phuc by state

Where Phuc concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Phuc
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 17.0%
California share of Phuc's total US births 17.0%

47 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phuc?
277 babies have been named Phuc since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1982 with 21 births.
When was Phuc most popular?
Phuc was most popular in the 1980s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Phuc most popular?
The top states for the name Phuc are California (47 births).
How long has the name Phuc been used?
Phuc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Phuc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phuong, Phu, Phuoc, Phung. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.