Philena

Girl · recorded 1884–2004

  • 2004last recorded
  • 1884best year

Most popular in 1884.

Last recorded in 2004. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Philena.

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

0203918841914194419742004

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 23 recorded years as a table
Philena, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188439
189721
190319
19129
19138
19158
19187
19199
19207
19214
19227
19246
19287
19602
19726
19763
19803
19813
19824
19833
19843
20003
20043

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Philena isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2004
5
Rank in 2004
#16,099
How rare
1 in 367,250 girls
Since 1884
143

Philena was last recorded in 2004. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1884, at 39 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Philena doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.