Phila

fih-LA /fɪˈlæ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Phila is a very rare variant of Phil that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Phila is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1954. Phila was first reported in SSA data in 1889 and peaked in 1917 (7 births).

About the name Phila

Pronunciationfih-LA /fɪˈlæ/
7peak births 1917
1889first in SSA data

Names similar to Phila

How popular is Phila?

Girls named Phila
188918901900191019201930194019501954
Girls named Phila per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1889–1954 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1954) 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

Phila total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19545—#6,407
19495—#5,851
19395—#4,790
19337—#3,681
19287—#4,101
19215—#5,697
19196—#4,694
19177—#4,009
18955—#1,768
18936—#1,401
18895—#1,446