Is Phong a boy or girl name?

Phong is a boy’s name. Of the 1,016 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Phong

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Phong was most popular in 1985, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,194 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,016 people named Phong.

Phong over time

Births per year. The dot marks Phong’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phong a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phong is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 1,016 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Phong

Where Phong is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org