Names / Boy names
Philander
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,396
in 1910
First recorded
1910
in U.S. data
Children named
297
since 1910
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,396 in 1910 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(Greek): lover of mankind. It first appears in American naming data in 1910. It hit its high in 1910 at #1,396. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 297 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.