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Girl name

Phylicia

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Phylicia has been given to about 2,381 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,331
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Phylicia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 289
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,381

How popular is Phylicia?

Its best year was 1987, when 289 babies were given the name, ranking 652nd. The typical living American called Phylicia is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Phylicia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Felicia0.81
  2. Alicia0.73
  3. Elicia0.73
  4. Alycia0.69
  5. Tricia0.66
  6. Felecia0.67
  7. Lilia0.66
  8. Lidia0.66

Middle names for Phylicia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Phylicia Rose0.85
  2. Phylicia Louise0.85
  3. Phylicia June0.84
  4. Phylicia Quinn0.84
  5. Phylicia Nell0.84
  6. Phylicia Wren0.83

Sibling names for Phylicia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mallorysister · 0.71
  2. Laceysister · 0.70
  3. Sashasister · 0.69
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.63
  5. Caseyeither · 0.62
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.62

Where Phylicia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Phylicia White0.80
    2. Phylicia Reyes0.80
    3. Phylicia Nguyen0.80
    4. Phylicia Moore0.80
    5. Phylicia Lee0.80
    6. Phylicia Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Phylicia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.