Phuong

Phuong is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Phuong are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 25%Female 75%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 25% male / 75% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880: 282 male / 1,033 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Phuong

To address Phuong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phuong," in English, "Guten Tag Phuong," in German. About 25% of people named Phuong are men and 75% 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 Phuong,

German

Guten Tag Phuong,

French

Bonjour Phuong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Phuong:

Chinese

Phuong您好：

Japanese

Phuong様

English

Hi Phuong,

German

Hi Phuong,

French

Salut Phuong,

Spanish

Hola Phuong,

Chinese

Phuong你好：

Japanese

Phuong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 Phuong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	very common	woman's name	25%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	21%

United States birth data

282 male · 1,033 female · 1,315 births recorded

Male 21%Female 79%

Since 1980: 21% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Phuong a male or female name?

Phuong is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Phuong are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Phuong in an email?

Is Phuong a unisex name?

Phuong is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Phuong are men. Phuong leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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