Unisex name · since 1980
Phung
Phung has 163 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phung is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Phung recorded 163 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2003.
- #21,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phung ranks #21,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phung's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Phung's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Phung's full recorded timeline at 1988, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Phung popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2003
- Peak year (1986)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Phung popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1984 (Phung as boys' name)
Phung by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Phung's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Phung births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (69% of all-time use).
Phung by state
Where Phung concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 16.6% |
27 of 163 births nationwide.
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What to do with Phung's data
- Phung's decade-level peak was the 1980s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Phungs (27 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 Phung: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1980–2003 (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 Phung 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.