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unisex name

Phan

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 45

Phan is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 33% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1993 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1983, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1981.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Phan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.

24
'80 '90
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Births named Phan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 24
1990s (to 1993) 11

How popular is Phan?

In 1993, Phan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Phan is used

France #4,605 5 in 2009
United States #7,723 6 in 1993

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Phan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Phan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Phan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Phan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Phan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Phan

How popular is the name Phan?

In 1993, Phan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Phan a girl's or a boy's name?

Phan is used for both girls and boys. About 33% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Phan?

Phan has 1 syllable.

When was Phan most popular?

Phan peaked in 1983, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.