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 #10942

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Metric Phillips Phil
Current Rank Unranked #10942
Total Births (all years) 1,331 20,036
Peak Year 1949 1959
Peak Year Births 32 677
Peak Decade 1930s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phillips Phil
1880s - 169
1890s - 179
1900s 13 218
1910s 112 938
1920s 173 1,506
1930s 176 2,571
1940s 176 4,575
1950s 157 3,777
1960s 126 4,053
1970s 89 889
1980s 124 457
1990s 105 315
2000s 43 198
2010s 25 139
2020s 12 52

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
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, 1904–2023.

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