Recorded 1984–1998 Girls' name Peak 1989 135 births

Phyllicia — girls' name

135 babies named Phyllicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s551990s80
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Phyllicia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Phyllicia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phyllicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Phyllicia between 1984 and 1998, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phyllicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phyllicia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Phyllicia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phyllicia 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 135 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.

Phyllicia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

135

Since 1984

15 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1984

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1998

Phyllicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1984

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 19981996199419921990198819861984 6

Phyllicia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 59% of Phyllicia's all-time total
1980s551990s80

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phyllicia?
135 babies have been named Phyllicia since 1984. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Phyllicia most popular?
Phyllicia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Phyllicia been used?
Phyllicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 15 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Phyllicia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phyllis, Phylis, Phyliss, Phylicia, 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, 1984–1998 (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.