Girls' name · since 1957
Philene
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Philene, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Philene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philene has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1957 to 1959.
- #53,908 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1957
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philene ranks #53,908 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1957, peaking in the 1950s.
- #53,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Philene's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Philene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Philene's full recorded timeline at 1959, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Philene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1959
- Peak year (1959)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Philene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Philene's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Philene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Philene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1957–1959 (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 Philene 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.