How Many People Are Named Philo?
An estimated 184 people in the United States have the first name Philo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Philo peaked in popularity in 2018 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philo 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 Philo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
184
About 1 in 1,862,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2018
13 births
Total Registered
383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philo
Philo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 383 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Philo as a male name
Ranked #8,141 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (13 births)
Philo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 80 babies were registered. While Philo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Philo by Decade
How has Philo 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.
Philo by State
Philo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philo
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Philo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philo?
We estimate approximately 184 people named Philo 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 1,862,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Philo a common name?
Philo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philo most popular?
Philo reached peak popularity in 2018, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philo is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philo a male name?
Philo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philo Smith, Philo Johnson, Philo 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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