Phill vs Phillip

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

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Phill

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Phillip

Boy name · Rank #626

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Metric Phill Phillip
Current Rank Unranked #626
Total Births (all years) 623 311,120
Peak Year 1960 1960
Peak Year Births 21 6,043
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phill Phillip
1880ss — 898
1890ss — 884
1900ss 12 1,161
1910ss 30 5,135
1920ss 96 9,525
1930ss 73 16,533
1940ss 131 36,988
1950ss 126 52,458
1960ss 114 50,394
1970ss 24 39,844
1980ss — 45,706
1990ss 12 27,970
2000ss 5 13,473
2010ss — 7,624
2020ss — 2,527

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phill Phillip
2014 — 797
2015 — 762
2016 — 707
2017 — 727
2018 — 666
2019 — 568
2020 — 552
2021 — 559
2022 — 514
2023 — 452
2024 — 450

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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