Girls' name · since 1968
Philisa
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.
- #48,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Philisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Philisa recorded 17 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1973.
- #48,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philisa ranks #48,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #48,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Philisa's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Philisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Philisa splits its recorded history at 1972: 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 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Philisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1973
- Peak year (1968)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Philisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
1970s was Philisa's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Philisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (65% 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 Philisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1968–1973 (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 Philisa 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.