Phylicia
- Last seen for girls in 2014 at #14,558
- Around 1984: Phylicia Rashad in The Cosby Show (TV)
- Peak · girls
- 1987 · 289 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,381since 1968
Phylicia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Phylicia has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 |
| 2008 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 |
| 2006 | #7,142 | 17 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 |
| 1999 | #4,445 | 25 |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 |
| 1997 | #3,302 | 35 |
| 1996 | #2,398 | 54 |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 |
| 1994 | #1,905 | 74 |
| 1993 | #1,694 | 88 |
| 1992 | #1,284 | 133 |
| 1991 | #928 | 207 |
| 1990 | #783 | 257 |
| 1989 | #738 | 266 |
| 1988 | #675 | 286 |
| 1987 | #651 | 289 |
| 1986 | #786 | 214 |
| 1985 | #1,163 | 122 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 |
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| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 |
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| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 |
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| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 |
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First appearance
1968
The first year at least five girls were named Phylicia! It came in at #7,016, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1970, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Phylicia is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Phylicia in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Phylicia
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2014
- Biggest jump: 377 spots in 1986
- Biggest drop: 356 spots in 1992
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1968
- Peaked 1987 at #651 (289 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1986–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,016
- Highest: 1 in 6,016 girls born in 1987 were named Phylicia (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 297,726 girls born in 2014 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 50.5% of all girls named Phylicia (1,203) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1960s | 11 | #6,617 (1969) | #6,817 |
| 1970s | 11 | #7,388 (1971) | #8,569 |
| 1980s | 1,203 | #651 (1987) | #3,315 |
| 1990s | 962 | #783 (1990) | #2,275 |
| 2000s | 159 | #4,400 (2000) | #7,465 |
| 2010s | 35 | #9,711 (2012) | #13,824 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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