Phylicia

Where Phylicia comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Phylicia.

  • Vowel-ended
Phylicia through the years
  1. 1948
    Phylicia Rashad born
    American actress
  2. 1968
    First appearance
    #7,016 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1984
    Around this time: Phylicia Rashad in The Cosby Show
    TV, 1984 · Source
  4. 1987
    Phylicia George born
    Canadian hurdler
  5. 1987
    Peak, #651
    289 babies named Phylicia, the most in any year.
  6. 1992
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,284.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Phylicia Rashad · American actress, born 1948
  • Phylicia George · Canadian hurdler, born 1987
  • Phylicia Whitney · German journalist and public speaker, born 1950

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