Girls' name · since 1923
Phyillis
Phyillis has 74 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Phyillis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 74 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyillis has been recorded 74 times among girls since 1923, 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 1923 to 1966.
- #30,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1923
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyillis ranks #30,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Phyillis's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Phyillis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phyillis's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phyillis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1966
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Phyillis by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Phyillis's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Phyillis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (45% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phyillis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1923–1966 (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 Phyillis 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.