Girls' name · since 1968
Phylicia
Phylicia has 2,381 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,381
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phylicia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,381 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Phylicia recorded 2,381 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2014.
- #4,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,381 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phylicia ranks #4,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,381 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,381
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phylicia's 2,381 recorded births place it above 94.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Phylicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phylicia splits its recorded history at 1996: 14% of all births land in the more recent half, 86% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 289 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phylicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2014
- Peak year (1987)
- 289
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Phylicia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,203 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Phylicia's strongest decade.
1,203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Phylicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,203 births
- 1990s
1990s
962 births
- 2000s 159
2000s
159 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,203 births (51% of all-time use).
How Phylicia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Phylicia's total volume
Phylicia by state
Where Phylicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 245 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 233 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 129 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 99 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 87 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 81 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 73 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 63 | 2.6% |
245 of 2,381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Phylicia appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Phylicia's data
- Phylicia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,203 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Phylicias (245 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phylicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1968–2014 (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 Phylicia 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.