Recorded 1968–1973 Girls' name Peak 1968 17 births

Philisa — girls' name

17 babies named Philisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s11
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Philisa was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Philisa in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Philisa between 1968 and 1973, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Philisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Philisa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philisa 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 17 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.

Philisa at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

17

Since 1968

6 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1968

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1973

Philisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1968

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 197319721968 6

Philisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 65% of Philisa's all-time total
1960s61970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philisa?
17 babies have been named Philisa since 1968. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Philisa most popular?
Philisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Philisa been used?
Philisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 6 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Philisa?
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, 1968–1973 (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.