Recorded 1965–1997 Girls' name Peak 1987 202 births

Phelicia — girls' name

202 babies named Phelicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s351970s411980s611990s65
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Phelicia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

13 babies were named Phelicia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phelicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Phelicia between 1965 and 1997, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phelicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phelicia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Phelicia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phelicia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 202 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Phelicia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

202

Since 1965

33 years of records

Peak year

1987

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1965

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1997

Phelicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1965

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1987)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 19971993198919851978197219661965 11

Phelicia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
65 births that decade — 32% of Phelicia's all-time total
1960s351970s411980s611990s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phelicia?
202 babies have been named Phelicia since 1965. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1987 with 13 births.
When was Phelicia most popular?
Phelicia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Phelicia been used?
Phelicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 33 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Phelicia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phebe, Pheobe, Pheonix, Phenix, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.