Boys' name · since 1913
Philbert
797 babies named Philbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 797
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Philbert is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 797 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philbert has been recorded 797 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2015.
- #5,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 797 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philbert ranks #5,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 797 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 797
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Philbert's 797 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Philbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Philbert's full recorded timeline at 1959, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Philbert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2015
- Peak year (1955)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Philbert by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (171 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Philbert's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Philbert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 67
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
171 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 171 births (21% of all-time use).
How Philbert compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Philbert's total volume
Philbert by state
Where Philbert concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 35 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 29 | 3.6% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
35 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Philbert's data
- Philbert's decade-level peak was the 1950s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Philberts (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
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 Philbert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1913–2015 (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 Philbert 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.