How Many People Are Named Phelps?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Phelps. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Phelps peaked in popularity in 1929 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phelps 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 Phelps paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Phelps is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1929
7 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phelps
Phelps is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Phelps as a male name
Ranked #13,529 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1929 (7 births)
Phelps: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phelps span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 22 babies were registered. While Phelps is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Phelps by Decade
How has Phelps 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.
Phelps + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phelps as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phelps
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phelps: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phelps?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Phelps 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Phelps a common name?
Phelps is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phelps most popular?
Phelps reached peak popularity in 1929, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phelps is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phelps a male name?
Phelps is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phelps Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phelps Smith, Phelps Johnson, Phelps 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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