Boys' name · since 1924
Phelix
221 babies named Phelix in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 221
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
221 babies have been named Phelix since 1924, making it today's #7761 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Phelix recorded 221 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #7761 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #12,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 221 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phelix ranks #12,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 221 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 221
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phelix's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Phelix compares
221 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Phelix's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phelix | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 221 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Phelix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phelix splits its recorded history at 2012: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phelix popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Phelix by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Phelix's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Phelix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Phelix's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phelix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Phelix 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.