Recorded 1960–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 502 births

Philicia — girls' name

502 babies named Philicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s521970s771980s1491990s1742000s452010s5
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Philicia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

34 babies were named Philicia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 502 babies named Philicia between 1960 and 2010, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Philicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philicia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Philicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Philicia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philicia 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 502 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.

Philicia at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

502

Since 1960

51 years of records

Peak year

1991

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1960

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2010

Philicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1960

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
34
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 201020021995198919831977197019631960 5

Philicia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
174 births that decade — 35% of Philicia's all-time total
1960s521970s771980s1491990s1742000s452010s5

Philicia by state

Where Philicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Philicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 2.6%
#2 California
11 2.2%
#3 Florida
5 1.0%
New York share of Philicia's total US births 2.6%
Even split

13 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philicia?
502 babies have been named Philicia since 1960. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 34 births.
When was Philicia most popular?
Philicia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Philicia most popular?
The top states for the name Philicia are New York (13 births), California (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Philicia been used?
Philicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 51 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Philicia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philomena, Phillis, Philippa, Phillip, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.