Girls' name · since 1943

Phyllisann

Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Phyllisann, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#48,065 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1943
1940s
peak decade

17 girls have been named Phyllisann since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Phyllisann has 17 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1948.

  • #48,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1943
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyllisann ranks #48,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1943, peaking in the 1940s.

#48,065 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1943
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Phyllisann's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Phyllisann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Phyllisann's full recorded timeline at 1947, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Phyllisann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1948

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1947)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 194319471948 6

Phyllisann by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1940s was Phyllisann's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Phyllisann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phyllisann?
Since 1943, Social Security records show 17 babies named Phyllisann. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #48,065 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1948. Its busiest year on record was 1947, with 6 births.
Where does Phyllisann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyllisann ranks #48,065 of 72,339 girls' 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 Phyllisann most popular?
Phyllisann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Phyllisann been used?
The SSA has tracked Phyllisann since 1943 -- 6 years through the most recent 1948 data.
What names are similar to Phyllisann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phyllis, Phylis, Phyliss, Phylicia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Phyllisann: 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, 1943–1948 (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 Phyllisann 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.