Phill vs Phil

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

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Phill

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Name B

Phil

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Metric Phill Phil
Current Rank Unranked #10893
Total Births (all years) 623 20,026
Peak Year 1960 1959
Peak Year Births 21 677
Peak Decade 1940ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phill Phil
1880ss — 169
1890ss — 179
1900ss 12 218
1910ss 30 938
1920ss 96 1,506
1930ss 73 2,571
1940ss 131 4,575
1950ss 126 3,777
1960ss 114 4,053
1970ss 24 889
1980ss — 457
1990ss 12 315
2000ss 5 198
2010ss — 139
2020ss — 42

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1900–2005.

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