Phillips vs Phillip

Side-by-side comparison of Phillips and Phillip — 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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Phillip

Boy name · Rank #626

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Metric Phillips Phillip
Current Rank Unranked #626
Total Births (all years) 1,331 311,120
Peak Year 1949 1960
Peak Year Births 32 6,043
Peak Decade 1930ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phillips Phillip
1880ss — 898
1890ss — 884
1900ss 13 1,161
1910ss 112 5,135
1920ss 173 9,525
1930ss 176 16,533
1940ss 176 36,988
1950ss 157 52,458
1960ss 126 50,394
1970ss 89 39,844
1980ss 124 45,706
1990ss 105 27,970
2000ss 43 13,473
2010ss 25 7,624
2020ss 12 2,527

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phillips Phillip
2014 — 797
2015 5 762
2016 — 707
2017 — 727
2018 7 666
2019 8 568
2020 — 552
2021 5 559
2022 — 514
2023 7 452
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, 1904–2023.

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