How Many People Are Named Philana?
An estimated 306 people in the United States have the first name Philana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Philana peaked in popularity in 1975 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philana 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 Philana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
306
About 1 in 1,120,112 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1975
24 births
Total Registered
332
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philana
Philana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 332 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Philana as a female name
Ranked #16,974 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1975 (24 births)
Philana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philana span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 182 babies were registered. Philana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Philana by Decade
How has Philana 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.
Philana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philana
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Philana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philana?
We estimate approximately 306 people named Philana 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 1,120,112 Americans share this first name.
Is Philana a common name?
Philana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 332 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philana most popular?
Philana reached peak popularity in 1975, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philana is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philana a female name?
Philana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philana Smith, Philana Johnson, Philana 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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