Boys' name · since 1977
Phuc
Phuc has 277 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,082 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 277
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phuc is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 277 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phuc has been recorded 277 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2020.
- #11,082 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 277 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phuc ranks #11,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,082 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 277
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phuc's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Phuc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phuc splits its recorded history at 1991: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phuc popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2020
- Peak year (1982)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Phuc popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1985 (Phuc as girls' name)
Phuc by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (154 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Phuc's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Phuc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 154 births (56% of all-time use).
Phuc by state
Where Phuc concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 17.0% |
47 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Phuc's data
- Phuc's decade-level peak was the 1980s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Phucs (47 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 Phuc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1977–2020 (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 Phuc 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.