Recorded 1957–1989 Boys' name Peak 1959 64 births

Phillp — boys' name

64 babies named Phillp in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s271980s19
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Phillp was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Phillp in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phillp

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Phillp between 1957 and 1989, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phillp currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phillp performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Phillp shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phillp 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 64 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.

Phillp at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

64

Since 1957

33 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1957

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1989

Phillp popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1957

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 1989198719861963196219611960195919581957 5

Phillp by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 42% of Phillp's all-time total
1950s181960s271980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phillp?
64 babies have been named Phillp since 1957. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Phillp most popular?
Phillp was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Phillp been used?
Phillp has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 33 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Phillp?
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, 1957–1989 (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.