Philander is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Philander is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Philander first appears in 1910 and peaked in 1964 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #12,740 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,922 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,078 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,897 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,832 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,770 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,461 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #7,009 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #4,056 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,791 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,928 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #4,661 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,510 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,386 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,539 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,464 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,135 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,513 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #2,869 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #2,928 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #2,428 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #2,176 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #3,001 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #2,636 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,513 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,211 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #2,781 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #2,750 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,307 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #4,082 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,896 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,815 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,203 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | #2,724 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,663 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,436 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #2,822 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #1,396 |