Boys' name · since 1912
Phares
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 219 babies named Phares, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 219
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
219 boys have been named Phares since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Phares recorded 219 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2002.
- #12,409 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 219 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phares ranks #12,409 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 219 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 219
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Phares's 219 recorded births place it above 72.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Phares's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phares splits its recorded history at 1933: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phares popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2002
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Phares by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (81 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Phares's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Phares births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (37% of all-time use).
Phares by state
Where Phares concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 58 | 26.5% |
58 of 219 births nationwide.
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What to do with Phares's data
- Phares's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Pharess (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phares: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1912–2002 (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 Phares 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.