Phi vs Philip

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

Name A

Phi

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Name B

Philip

Boy name · Rank #520

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Metric Phi Philip
Current Rank Unranked #520
Total Births (all years) 474 344,036
Peak Year 1992 1953
Peak Year Births 26 6,279
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phi Philip
1880s - 1,741
1890s - 2,147
1900s - 2,817
1910s - 18,166
1920s - 27,268
1930s - 28,847
1940s - 48,735
1950s - 60,853
1960s - 44,780
1970s 20 31,367
1980s 164 35,733
1990s 171 20,460
2000s 99 10,193
2010s 20 7,216
2020s - 3,713

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phi Philip
2014 - 799
2015 10 708
2016 - 712
2017 - 729
2018 - 693
2019 - 696
2020 - 658
2021 - 675
2022 - 619
2023 - 605
2024 - 588
2025 - 568

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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