Phylliss — girls' name

What the Data Says About Phylliss

The Social Security Administration has registered 597 babies named Phylliss between 1917 and 1970, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phylliss currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phylliss performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Phylliss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Phylliss in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phylliss 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 597 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.