Is Phelan a boy or girl name?

Phelan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 649 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.5% were girls and 89.5% were boys.

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Phelan

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Phelan was most popular in 1996, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,649 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 649 people named Phelan.

Phelan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Phelan’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phelan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phelan is mostly a boy’s name — 10.5% of the 649 Americans given it were girls and 89.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org