Philena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Philena

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Philena between 1884 and 2004, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Philena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Philena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philena 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 143 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.