How Many People Are Named Philena?
An estimated 53 people in the United States have the first name Philena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Philena peaked in popularity in 1919 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philena 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 Philena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Philena is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
53
About 1 in 6,467,063 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1919
10 births
Total Registered
143
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philena
Philena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 143 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Philena as a female name
Ranked #18,126 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1919 (10 births)
Philena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philena span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 36 babies were registered. While Philena is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Philena by Decade
How has Philena 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.
Philena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philena
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Philena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philena?
We estimate approximately 53 people named Philena 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 6,467,063 Americans share this first name.
Is Philena a common name?
Philena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 143 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philena most popular?
Philena reached peak popularity in 1919, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philena is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philena a female name?
Philena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philena Smith, Philena Johnson, Philena 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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