Total births
99
Boys' name · since 1949
Phyllip
99 babies named Phyllip in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 99
- total births
- 1949–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Phyllip sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 99 recorded since 1949.
Phyllip has 99 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2019.
- 99 total births
- 1949–2019 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
99 boys have been named Phyllip since 1949, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.
- 99
- total births
- 1949–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Phyllip was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
9 babies were named Phyllip in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Phyllip's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Phyllip's full recorded timeline at 1988, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Phyllip at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Phyllip popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Phyllip by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Phyllip's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Phyllip births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Phyllip? ▼
Phyllip has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 1949, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 9 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Phyllip most popular? ▼
Phyllip was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Phyllip been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Phyllip since 1949 -- 71 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Phyllip? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phyllis, Phynix, Phynn. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Phyllip's data
- Phyllip's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Phyllip
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Compare Phyllip side by side: Phyllip vs Phyllis Phyllip vs Phynix Phyllip vs Phynn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1949–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Phyllip: Baby Name Since 1949 - 99 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/phyllip. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Phyllip 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 July 2026.