Phelan is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1996 and has grown less common since.
Phelan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,402 for boy births in the United States (and #27,595 across all names), given to 5 babies. Phelan was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 1996 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,402 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,651 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,534 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,620 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,585 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,922 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,779 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,652 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #17,829 | #6,578 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,781 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,408 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,543 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,420 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,490 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,375 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,469 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,820 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #19,750 | #8,142 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,375 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,860 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,517 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #18,126 | #6,417 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #17,726 | #7,104 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #13,280 | #5,981 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,333 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #16,925 | #5,822 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #10,118 | #4,960 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #13,690 | #4,588 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | — | #3,428 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | — | #2,891 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #15,121 | #3,404 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | #12,974 | #3,860 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #15,131 | #4,392 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,273 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,985 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | — | #3,732 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,217 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,384 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,324 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,389 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,318 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | — | #3,568 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #11,775 | #6,195 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,342 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,358 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | — | #3,421 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,660 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,509 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,971 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,538 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | — | #3,588 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,457 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,475 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #4,331 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,612 |