How Many People Are Named Phelan?
people named Phelan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 547,732 people in the US has this name
Based on 649 babies named Phelan in Social Security records from 1949 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of FAOLÁN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Phelan, 10.7% were girls and 89.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Phelan fell from 16% in the 1990s to 5% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Phelan alive today is about 26 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Phelan first appears in the records in 1949 and was given most often in 1996, to 26 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1949 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Phelan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,886, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #13,397. Among girls, its best rank was #10,111, in 1999.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,397 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,886 (1996) | #10,111 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,903 in the 1990s | #15,422 in the 1990s |
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