Is Phylicia a boy or girl name?
Phylicia was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,381 US babies named Phylicia were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Phylicia since 1968
- 2,381
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 289 babies
Boys and girls named Phylicia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,203 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 962 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 159 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,071 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,625 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,260 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,482 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,469 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,777 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,427 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,814 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,022 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,933 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,228 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,538 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,498 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,544 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,807 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,352 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,418 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,305 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,925 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,705 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,285 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 207 | #932 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 257 | #786 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 266 | #742 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 286 | #679 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 289 | #652 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 214 | #789 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,170 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,450 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,722 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,109 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,951 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,049 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,234 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,868 |
Highest rank
Phylicia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #652 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Phylicia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.