Girls' name · since 1917
Phillippa
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Phillippa, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Phillippa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 66 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phillippa has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2016.
- #31,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phillippa ranks #31,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Phillippa's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Phillippa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phillippa's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phillippa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2016
- Peak year (1960)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Phillippa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Phillippa's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Phillippa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Phillippa's data
- Phillippa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Phillippa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1917–2016 (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 Phillippa 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.