Girls' name · since 1921
Phyllys
22 babies named Phyllys in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #44,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Phyllys is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Phyllys recorded 22 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1949.
- #44,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phyllys ranks #44,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #44,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Phyllys's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Phyllys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phyllys's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phyllys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1949
- Peak year (1921)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Phyllys by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1920s was Phyllys's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Phyllys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Phyllys's data
- Phyllys's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phyllys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1921–1949 (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 Phyllys 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.