How Many People Are Named Philadelphia?
people named Philadelphia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,357,116 people in the US has this name
Based on 34 babies named Philadelphia in Social Security records from 1984 to 1994, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
8 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek φιλεω (phileo) "to love" and αδελφος (adelphos) "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Philadelphia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Philadelphia alive today is about 37 years old, and 100% are between 30 and 59.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Philadelphia first appears in the records in 1984 and was given most often in 1984, to 8 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1994.
Babies given the name each year, 1984 to 1994
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