Girls' name · since 1917

Phronia

32 babies named Phronia in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,303 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Phronia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phronia has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1938.

  • #40,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phronia ranks #40,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#40,303 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Phronia's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Phronia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Phronia splits its recorded history at 1923: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Phronia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 191719181922192319251938 5

Phronia by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 53% of the file).

1920s was Phronia's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Phronia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phronia? ▼
32 babies have been named Phronia since 1917. All-time, it sits at #40,303 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
Where does Phronia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phronia ranks #40,303 of 72,339 girls' 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 Phronia most popular? ▼
Phronia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Phronia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Phronia since 1917 -- 22 years through the most recent 1938 data.
What names are similar to Phronia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phronsie, Phronie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Phronia's data

  • Phronia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Phronia

Nearby Names Like Phronia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Phronia

Phronsie Girl
24 births
Phronie Girl
5 births

Compare Phronia side by side: Phronia vs Phronsie Phronia vs Phronie

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Marguret
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Phronia: 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, 1917–1938 (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 Phronia 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.