Phineas vs Phil

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

Name A

Phineas

Boy name · Rank #1541

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Name B

Phil

Boy name · Rank #10942

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Metric Phineas Phil
Current Rank #1541 #10942
Total Births (all years) 2,803 20,036
Peak Year 2016 1959
Peak Year Births 142 677
Peak Decade 2010s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phineas Phil
1880s 5 169
1890s 10 179
1900s - 218
1910s 38 938
1920s 33 1,506
1930s 29 2,571
1940s 15 4,575
1950s 23 3,777
1960s 26 4,053
1970s 26 889
1980s 47 457
1990s 76 315
2000s 607 198
2010s 1,190 139
2020s 678 52

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phineas Phil
2014 106 12
2015 95 17
2016 142 16
2017 129 18
2018 136 13
2019 118 14
2020 121 9
2021 131 10
2022 108 8
2023 99 9
2024 114 6
2025 105 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, 1880–2025.

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