Phi vs Phil

Side-by-side comparison of Phi and Phil - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Phi

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Name B

Phil

Boy name · Rank #10942

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Metric Phi Phil
Current Rank Unranked #10942
Total Births (all years) 474 20,036
Peak Year 1992 1959
Peak Year Births 26 677
Peak Decade 1990s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phi Phil
1880s - 169
1890s - 179
1900s - 218
1910s - 938
1920s - 1,506
1930s - 2,571
1940s - 4,575
1950s - 3,777
1960s - 4,053
1970s 20 889
1980s 164 457
1990s 171 315
2000s 99 198
2010s 20 139
2020s - 52

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phi Phil
2014 - 12
2015 10 17
2016 - 16
2017 - 18
2018 - 13
2019 - 14
2020 - 9
2021 - 10
2022 - 8
2023 - 9
2024 - 6
2025 - 10

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2015.

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