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Phong is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Phong are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 76%Female 24%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
76% male / 24% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880
959 male / 5 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Phong

To address Phong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phong," in English, "Guten Tag Phong," in German. About 76% of people named Phong are men and 24% 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 Phong,

German

Guten Tag Phong,

French

Bonjour Phong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Phong:

Chinese

Phong您好：

Japanese

Phong様

English

Hi Phong,

German

Hi Phong,

French

Salut Phong,

Spanish

Hola Phong,

Chinese

Phong你好：

Japanese

Phong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 Phong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamcommonman's name75%
United Statesuncommonman's name100%

United States birth data

959 male · 5 female · 964 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Phong a male or female name?

Phong is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Phong are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Phong in an email?

To address Phong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phong," in English, "Guten Tag Phong," in German. About 76% of people named Phong are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Phong a unisex name?

Phong is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Phong are men. Phong 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 Phong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/phong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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