Recorded 1900–2005 Boys' name Peak 1960 623 births

Phill — boys' name

623 babies named Phill in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s301920s961930s731940s1311950s1261960s1141970s241990s122000s5
1940s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Phill was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

21 babies were named Phill in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phill

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Phill between 1900 and 2005, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phill currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phill performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Phill shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phill in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 623 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Phill at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

623

Since 1900

106 years of records

Peak year

1960

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1900

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2005

Phill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1900

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1960)
21
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Phill by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
131 births that decade — 21% of Phill's all-time total
1900s121910s301920s961930s731940s1311950s1261960s1141970s241990s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phill?
623 babies have been named Phill since 1900. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1960 with 21 births.
When was Phill most popular?
Phill was most popular in the 1940s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Phill been used?
Phill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 106 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Phill?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philip, Phillip, Phil, Philippe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.