Phuoc
Phước is a common gender-neutral name originating from Vietnam. It means "blessing" or "lucky". Notable people with this name include:
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Phuoc
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phước is a common gender-neutral name originating from Vietnam. It means "blessing" or "lucky". Notable people with this name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Phuoc
The earliest SSA record of Phuoc as a baby boy name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Phuoc — #3,806 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Phuoc on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Phuoc last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 135 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Phuoc
Phonetically similar names — useful when Phuoc is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Phuc
- Phoque
- Fick
- Fic
- Feck
- Faec
- Fech
- Ficke
- Fec
- Fik
- Fek
- Fiq
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Phuoc
Phuoc is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 135 births in the dataset. Phuoc's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #3,806. Use the chart and map above to compare Phuoc's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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