How Many People Are Named Phylicia?
An estimated 2,280 people in the United States have the first name Phylicia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Phylicia peaked in popularity in 1987 with 289 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phylicia 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 Phylicia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,280
About 1 in 150,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1987
289 births
Total Registered
2,381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phylicia
Phylicia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,381 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Phylicia as a female name
Ranked #16,071 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1987 (289 births)
Phylicia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phylicia span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,203 babies were registered. Phylicia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Phylicia by Decade
How has Phylicia 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.
Phylicia by State
Birth registrations for Phylicia span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Colorado. On average, about 57 Phylicias were registered per state.
Phylicia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phylicia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Phylicia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phylicia?
We estimate approximately 2,280 people named Phylicia 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 150,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Phylicia a common name?
Phylicia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phylicia most popular?
Phylicia reached peak popularity in 1987, when 289 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phylicia is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phylicia a female name?
Phylicia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phylicia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phylicia Smith, Phylicia Johnson, Phylicia 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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