Given name
Phylecia
“one who is fortunate”
Phylecia is a variant of Phylicia. One Greek interpretation is “one who is fortunate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Phylecia is a variant of Phylicia. One Greek interpretation is “one who is fortunate.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Phylecia is a variant of Phylicia. An origin associated with Phylicia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phylecia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1987.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phylecia’s family of names
Phylecia has a related form in Phylicia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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