Boys' name · since 2019

Phor

Phor has 58 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,159 of 45,481
all-time among boys
58
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade

Phor is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 2019.

Social Security Administration records show Phor recorded 58 times among boys since 2019, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.

  • #21,159 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 58 born since 2019
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phor ranks #21,159 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.

#21,159 of 45,481
all-time among boys
58
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Phor's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Phor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Phor splits its recorded history at 2022: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Phor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2021)
14
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
46810121416 201920202021202220232024 9

Phor by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (50 births, 86% of the file).

2020s was Phor's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.

Phor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (86% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phor?
58 babies have been named Phor since 2019. All-time, it sits at #21,159 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2021 with 14 births.
Where does Phor sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phor ranks #21,159 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Phor most popular?
Phor was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Phor been used?
The SSA has tracked Phor since 2019 -- 6 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Phor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phoenix, Phong, Phoenyx, Phoenixx, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Phor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2019–2024 (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 Phor 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.