Girls' name · since 1960
Philicia
Philicia has 502 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 502
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
502 girls have been named Philicia since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philicia has been recorded 502 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2010.
- #11,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 502 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philicia ranks #11,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 502 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 502
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Philicia's 502 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Philicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Philicia splits its recorded history at 1985: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Philicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Philicia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (174 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Philicia's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Philicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 174 births (35% of all-time use).
How Philicia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Philicia's total volume
Philicia by state
Where Philicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
13 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Philicia's data
- Philicia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Philicias (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Philicia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Philicia
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Philicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1960–2010 (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 Philicia 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.