Entry № 0528 · Vietnamese origin

Huong Huong — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HUNG /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Vietnamese

Meaning

"Fragrance, scent"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Vietnamese)

The meaning

A name that means "fragrance, scent".

Hương is the Vietnamese word for "fragrance." The Perfume River (Sông Hương) runs through Hue, the ancient imperial capital of Vietnam.

Huong is widely used in Vietnam.

Fragrance. The Vietnamese Perfume River.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Hương

Transliteration: Hương
Pronunciation: / hʊŋ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Huong stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Huong · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Huongs before her.

Real people

Hương

Common Vietnamese name.

In fiction

Huong

Common in Vietnamese fiction.

Names connected to Huong.

Numerology

The number behind Huong.

The Nurturer

Huong reduces to six — the number of Vietnamese fragrance.

Parents on Huong

Why families chose this name.

"Fragrance in Vietnamese. Five letters. Hương."

Mai · Mother of one · Hue