Phelan Popularity by Year

Follow Phelan across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Phelan birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys5#12,008Down 3,021 places
2024Boys8#8,987Down 66 places
2023Boys8#8,921Up 69 places
2022Boys8#8,990Down 2,655 places
2021Boys13#6,335Up 1,167 places
2020Boys10#7,502Up 3,301 places
2019Boys6#10,803Down 2,649 places
2018Boys9#8,154Down 1,816 places
2017Boys13#6,338Up 4,406 places
2017Girls5#15,902Up 1,602 places
2016Boys6#10,744Down 3,678 places
2015Boys11#7,066Down 759 places
2014Boys13#6,307Up 719 places
2013Boys11#7,026Up 1,838 places
2012Boys8#8,864Down 1,855 places
2011Boys11#7,009Up 2,684 places
2010Boys7#9,693Down 1,383 places
2009Boys9#8,310Down 612 places
2008Boys10#7,698Down 2,488 places
2008Girls5#17,504Down 1,405 places
2007Boys17#5,210Up 2,217 places
2006Boys10#7,427Down 1,201 places
2005Boys12#6,226Down 88 places
2004Boys12#6,138Up 577 places
2004Girls5#16,099Down 315 places
2003Boys10#6,715Down 990 places
2003Girls5#15,784Down 3,597 places
2002Boys12#5,725Up 288 places
2002Girls7#12,187Up 2,844 places
2001Boys11#6,013Down 425 places
2000Boys12#5,588Down 826 places
2000Girls5#15,031Down 5,552 places
1999Boys14#4,762Down 349 places
1999Girls9#9,479Up 2,947 places
1998Boys15#4,413Down 1,062 places
1998Girls6#12,426Up 960 places
1997Boys21#3,351Down 513 places
1996Boys26#2,838Up 465 places
1995Boys20#3,303Up 448 places
1995Girls5#13,386Down 1,608 places
1994Boys17#3,751Up 476 places
1994Girls6#11,778Up 1,664 places
1993Boys14#4,227Down 113 places
1993Girls5#13,442Down 2,925 places
1992Boys14#4,114Up 3,157 places
1991Boys6#7,271Down 3,664 places
1990Boys16#3,607Up 410 places
1989Boys13#4,017Up 145 places
1988Boys11#4,162Up 806 places
1987Boys8#4,968Down 838 places
1986Boys10#4,130Up 1,655 places
1985Boys6#5,785Down 2,374 places
1983Boys12#3,411Up 2,208 places
1982Boys6#5,619Down 658 places
1982Girls5#10,517
1981Boys7#4,961Down 21 places
1980Boys7#4,940Down 1,676 places
1976Boys11#3,264Up 1,045 places
1975Boys7#4,309Down 119 places
1974Boys7#4,190Down 496 places
1973Boys8#3,694Down 350 places
1972Boys9#3,344Up 26 places
1971Boys9#3,370Down 88 places
1970Boys9#3,282Up 766 places
1963Boys5#4,048Down 106 places
1956Boys5#3,942Down 644 places
1949Boys6#3,298