Phyllip vs Phyllis

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

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Phyllip

Boy name

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Name B

Phyllis

Girl name · Rank #7945

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Metric Phyllip Phyllis
Current Rank Unranked #7945
Total Births (all years) 99 322,490
Peak Year 1990 1947
Peak Year Births 9 9,187
Peak Decade 1980ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phyllip Phyllis
1880ss — 153
1890ss — 633
1900ss — 2,023
1910ss — 17,885
1920ss — 61,871
1930ss — 73,804
1940ss 5 76,142
1950ss 18 57,766
1960ss — 25,704
1970ss — 3,836
1980ss 30 1,430
1990ss 21 686
2000ss 12 295
2010ss 13 196
2020ss — 66

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phyllip Phyllis
2014 — 22
2015 — 22
2016 — 21
2017 — 21
2018 — 18
2019 7 15
2020 — 20
2021 — 11
2022 — 15
2023 — 7
2024 — 13

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, 1949–2019.

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