Girls' name · since 1969
Philana
332 babies named Philana in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 332
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
332 girls have been named Philana since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philana has been recorded 332 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2008.
- #15,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 332 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philana ranks #15,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 332 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 332
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Philana's 332 recorded births place it above 79.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Philana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Philana's full recorded timeline at 1984, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Philana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2008
- Peak year (1975)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Philana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (182 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Philana's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Philana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
182 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 182 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Philana's data
- Philana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Philana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1969–2008 (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 Philana 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.