Phuong
Phuong, or High Katu, is a Katuic language (Mon-Khmer) of Vietnam.
- Khmer
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Phuong
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phuong, or High Katu, is a Katuic language (Mon-Khmer) of Vietnam.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Khmer
- Vietnamese
The Story of Phuong
As a girl name
Phuong first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1982: 87 births, good for #1,399 nationwide. About 55% of every Phuong on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Phuong last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Phuong as a boy name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 1981 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Phuong — #1,900 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Phuong on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Phuong last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 282 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Phuong
Phuong is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Phuong's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,399. Use the chart and map above to compare Phuong'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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