Girls' name · since 1917
Phylliss
Phylliss has 597 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Phylliss is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 597 have been recorded since 1917.
Phylliss has 597 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1970.
- #10,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 597 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phylliss ranks #10,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 597 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Phylliss's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Phylliss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phylliss splits its recorded history at 1943: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phylliss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1970
- Peak year (1950)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Phylliss by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (151 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Phylliss's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Phylliss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
85 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s
1940s
145 births
- 1950s
1950s
151 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 151 births (25% of all-time use).
How Phylliss compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Phylliss's total volume
Phylliss by state
Where Phylliss concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 597 births nationwide.
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What to do with Phylliss's data
- Phylliss's decade-level peak was the 1950s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Phyllisss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phylliss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1917–1970 (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 Phylliss 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.