How Many People Are Named Philander?
people named Philander are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,635,334 people in the US has this name
Based on 297 babies named Philander in Social Security records from 1910 to 2004, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle. In the 18th century this was coined as a word meaning "to womanize", and the name subsequently dropped out of use.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Philander in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Philander alive today is about 53 years old, and 68% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 45 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Philander first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1964, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2004.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2004
🏆 Rank History
Philander has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,395, in 1910.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,395 (1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,179 in the 1960s |
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