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Throughout the world, 芳 (芳 , Hong , Huang , among others...) is a prevalent mostly feminine, but seldom masculine given name. The first name 芳 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is a widespread gender-neutral name, Hong Kong, where it is a common unisex name, and China, where it is quite a common predominantly girly, but very infrequently boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Hong Kong. More frequently, 芳 is the last name as well as the forename.
芳 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Huang Lee , the protagonist of the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto IV; Huang Yaoshi , the character in wuxia fiction, The Fulangs kamfoungs; Huang Sishen , the Jin Ping Mei character; Huang Tianhua , the Investiture of the Gods character and Huang Gun , the Investiture of the Gods character, among other works.