Phillips vs Phil

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

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Phillips

Boy name

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Name B

Phil

Boy name · Rank #10893

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Metric Phillips Phil
Current Rank Unranked #10893
Total Births (all years) 1,331 20,026
Peak Year 1949 1959
Peak Year Births 32 677
Peak Decade 1930ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phillips Phil
1880ss — 169
1890ss — 179
1900ss 13 218
1910ss 112 938
1920ss 173 1,506
1930ss 176 2,571
1940ss 176 4,575
1950ss 157 3,777
1960ss 126 4,053
1970ss 89 889
1980ss 124 457
1990ss 105 315
2000ss 43 198
2010ss 25 139
2020ss 12 42

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phillips Phil
2014 — 12
2015 5 17
2016 — 16
2017 — 18
2018 7 13
2019 8 14
2020 — 9
2021 5 10
2022 — 8
2023 7 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, 1904–2023.

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