How Many People Are Named Philander?
An estimated 218 people in the United States have the first name Philander. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Philander peaked in popularity in 1964 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philander 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 Philander paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
218
About 1 in 1,572,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1964
15 births
Total Registered
297
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philander
Philander is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 297 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Philander as a male name
Ranked #12,739 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1964 (15 births)
Philander: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philander span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 74 babies were registered. Philander has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Philander by Decade
How has Philander 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.
Philander by State
Philander + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philander as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philander
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Philander: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philander?
We estimate approximately 218 people named Philander 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 1,572,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Philander a common name?
Philander is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 297 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philander most popular?
Philander reached peak popularity in 1964, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philander is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philander a male name?
Philander is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philander Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philander Smith, Philander Johnson, Philander 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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