Phelps

FEHLPS /ˈfɛlps/
boy 1 syllable fading

Phelps is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Phelps is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Phelps was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1929 (7 births).

About the name Phelps

PronunciationFEHLPS /ˈfɛlps/
7peak births 1929
1918first in SSA data

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How popular is Phelps?

Boys named Phelps
1918192019401960198020002014
Boys named Phelps per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Phelps total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201455#13,533
201255#13,713
19565—#4,332
19495—#4,081
19486—#3,581
19305—#4,420
19297—#3,468
19265—#4,680
19225—#4,810
19205—#4,814
19186—#4,064
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