How Many People Are Named Phanuel?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Phanuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Phanuel peaked in popularity in 2020 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phanuel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Phanuel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Phanuel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
8 births
Total Registered
31
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phanuel
Phanuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 31 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Phanuel as a male name
Ranked #10,584 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 2020 (8 births)
Phanuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phanuel span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 16 babies were registered. Phanuel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Phanuel by Decade
How has Phanuel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Phanuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phanuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phanuel
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phanuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phanuel?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Phanuel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Phanuel a common name?
Phanuel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phanuel most popular?
Phanuel reached peak popularity in 2020, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phanuel is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phanuel a male name?
Phanuel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phanuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phanuel Smith, Phanuel Johnson, Phanuel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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