Girls' name · since 1917
Philis
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Philis, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
217 girls have been named Philis since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Philis recorded 217 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1973.
- #18,990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philis ranks #18,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #18,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Philis's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Philis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Philis splits its recorded history at 1950: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Philis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1973
- Peak year (1949)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Philis by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (67 births, 31% of the file).
1940s was Philis's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Philis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
64 births
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 67 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Philis's data
- Philis's decade-level peak was the 1940s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Philis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Philis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.