How Many People Are Named Phenicia?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Phenicia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Phenicia peaked in popularity in 1981 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phenicia 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 Phenicia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Phenicia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1981
6 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phenicia
Phenicia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Phenicia as a female name
Ranked #15,131 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1981 (6 births)
Phenicia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phenicia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 11 babies were registered. While Phenicia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Phenicia by Decade
How has Phenicia 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.
Phenicia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phenicia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phenicia
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phenicia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phenicia?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Phenicia 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 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Phenicia a common name?
Phenicia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phenicia most popular?
Phenicia reached peak popularity in 1981, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phenicia is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phenicia a female name?
Phenicia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phenicia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phenicia Smith, Phenicia Johnson, Phenicia 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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