Recorded 1952–1989 Boys' name Peak 1952 21 births

Philliph — boys' name

21 babies named Philliph in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s51980s5
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Philliph was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

6 babies were named Philliph in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philliph

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Philliph between 1952 and 1989, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philliph currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philliph performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Philliph shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philliph 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 21 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.

Philliph at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

21

Since 1952

38 years of records

Peak year

1952

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1952

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1989

Philliph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1952

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1952)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 1989196519591952 6

Philliph by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 52% of Philliph's all-time total
1950s111960s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philliph?
21 babies have been named Philliph since 1952. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1952 with 6 births.
When was Philliph most popular?
Philliph was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Philliph been used?
Philliph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 38 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Philliph?
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.

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, 1952–1989 (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.