Girls' name · since 1909
Phala
Phala has 162 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Phala sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 162 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Phala recorded 162 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1976.
- #22,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 162 born since 1909
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phala ranks #22,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1909, peaking in the 1940s.
- #22,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Phala's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Phala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phala's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1976
- Peak year (1942)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Phala by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (49 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Phala's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Phala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 49 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Phala's decade-level peak was the 1940s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Phala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.