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Phung

Phung is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Phung are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 73%Female 27%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
73% male / 27% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880
16 male / 163 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Phung

To address Phung when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phung," in English, "Guten Tag Phung," in German. About 73% of people named Phung are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Phung,

German

Guten Tag Phung,

French

Bonjour Phung,

Spanish

Estimado/a Phung:

Chinese

Phung您好：

Japanese

Phung様

English

Hi Phung,

German

Hi Phung,

French

Salut Phung,

Spanish

Hola Phung,

Chinese

Phung你好：

Japanese

Phungさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Phung by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamcommonman's name75%
United Statesrarewoman's name9%

United States birth data

16 male · 163 female · 179 births recorded

Male 9%Female 91%

Since 1980: 9% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Phung a male or female name?

Phung is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Phung are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Phung in an email?

To address Phung when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phung," in English, "Guten Tag Phung," in German. About 73% of people named Phung are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Phung a unisex name?

Phung is not a unisex name: 73% of people named Phung are men. Phung leans strongly male overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Phung a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/phung (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_phung,
  title  = {Is Phung a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/phung},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}