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Phuong

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What official birth registration shows about Phuong: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #2683 to #5876.19992006201020122025#2683#5876
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1999#3900
2000#3912
2006#5061
2009#5556
2010#5707
2011#5785
2012#5876
2019#5591
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 25 of the 33 years from 1960 to 1992.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1960–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #484 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–1992

    Highest recorded position: #353 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1960–1992).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1960 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #353 in Norway in 1973.

Phuong's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5177HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6265HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6385HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5796HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5766HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4459HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4957HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5965HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4528HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5905HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#4877HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#37510HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4737HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#5246HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4398HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#35311HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4847HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#3839HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#4158HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#4237HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5155HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5744HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4895HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#5244HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4844HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Phuong is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Phuong, between 1960 and 2025, in 35 of those 66 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: highest position in 1973England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199619602025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1960–199225#353 in 1973
England and Wales1996–202510#2683 in 1996

Its high point came 23 years earlier in Norway (1973) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 2012; it appears again in 2019.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Phuong

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1960–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1960 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #353 in Norway in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.