Phallon
Name of Greek origin representing an ornamental battle helmet.
Name Census estimates that about 128 living Americans carry the first name Phallon. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Phallon today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Phallon births was 1982 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Phallon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
128
~ 1 in 2,677,768 Americans
Peak year
1982
12 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2020 SSA rank
#16,936
Tracked since 1981
Census
Phallon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 183 people with the first name Phallon, which placed it at #40,598 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,598
National first-name rank
People counted
183
183 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
54.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Phallon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Phallon is Black at 54.1%. The next largest groups are White (34.4%) and Two or More Races (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Phallon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Phallon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American54.1% · 99
- White34.4% · 63
- Two or more races8.2% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Phallon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Phallon from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 45 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Phallon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Phallon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Phallon
The name Phallon is believed to have originated from the ancient Greek language, where it was derived from the word "phallos," which means "penis" or "phallus." This root word traces back to the ancient fertility cults and phallic worship practices that were prevalent in various regions of the Mediterranean, including Greece, Rome, and parts of the Middle East.
In ancient Greek mythology, the phallus was a symbol of fertility, virility, and the procreative powers of nature. It was associated with the worship of various fertility deities, such as Priapus, the god of fertility and male generative power. The name Phallon may have been used as a reference to these ancient religious practices or as a symbolic name representing fertility and masculinity.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Phallon can be found in ancient Greek texts and inscriptions dating back to the 5th century BCE. One notable figure bearing this name was Phallon of Crotona, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 4th century BCE and was a member of the Pythagorean school of thought.
During the Roman period, the name Phallon may have been used as a variant spelling of the Latin name "Phallus," which also derived from the same Greek root word. However, records of individuals with this name during the Roman era are scarce.
In the Middle Ages, the name Phallon fell out of widespread use, likely due to the decline of ancient pagan practices and the rise of Christianity, which discouraged the use of names associated with phallic worship or fertility cults.
However, the name experienced a resurgence during the Renaissance period, when there was a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman culture. One notable figure from this era was Phallon Benigno, an Italian humanist scholar and poet who lived in the 15th century.
In the 19th century, the name Phallon was occasionally used as a given name, particularly in parts of Europe. One example is Phallon Coltman, an English artist and illustrator who was born in 1834 and died in 1892.
Other historical figures with the name Phallon include Phallon Doric, a Greek sculptor active in the 2nd century BCE, and Phallon Agrippa, a Roman general who served under Emperor Tiberius in the 1st century CE.
While the name Phallon has an intriguing historical background rooted in ancient mythology and religious practices, its explicit connotations and association with phallic symbolism have likely contributed to its relative rarity as a given name in modern times.
People
Phallon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Phallon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Phallon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phallon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 128 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Phallon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,677,768 US residents.
Is Phallon a common name?
We classify Phallon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 132 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Phallon most popular?
The single biggest year for Phallon was 1982, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Phallon is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Phallon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 183 people with the name Phallon, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,598 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Phallon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Phallon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Phallon leans strongly female. 167 people counted with this name were female (86.5%), compared with 26 male bearers (13.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Phallon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Phallon is Black at 54.1%. The next largest groups are White (34.4%) and Two or More Races (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Phallon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Phallon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.1% (99 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Phallon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Phallon a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Phallon in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Phallon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Phallon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Phallon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Phallon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.