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.

#17,480 of 45,481
all-time among boys
99
born since 1949
1980s
peak 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.

  • #17,480 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 99 born since 1949
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyllip ranks #17,480 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.

#17,480 of 45,481
all-time among boys
99
born since 1949
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Phyllip's 99 recorded births place it above 61.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
45678910 194919521981198519881994200220112019 7

Phyllip by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 30% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #17,480 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 9 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Phyllip sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyllip ranks #17,480 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Phyllip

Nearby Names Like Phyllip

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Phyllip

Phyllis Boy
871 births
Phynix Boy
#12921 53 births
Phynn Boy
6 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Phyllip: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1949–2019 (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 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 August 2026.