Phil
Last seen for girls in 1960 at #6,390 · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1947 · 659 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,036since 1880
Phil over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Phil has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #7,679 | 10 | |
| 2024 | — | #10,938 | 6 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | #8,990 | 8 | |
| 2021 | — | #7,587 | 10 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,067 | 9 | |
| 2019 | — | #6,104 | 14 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,111 | 18 | |
| 2016 | — | #5,555 | 16 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,289 | 17 | |
| 2014 | — | #6,632 | 12 | |
| 2013 | — | #5,404 | 16 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,256 | 17 | |
| 2011 | — | #8,767 | 8 | |
| 2010 | — | #8,803 | 8 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,095 | 14 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,267 | 23 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,640 | 20 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,865 | 18 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,710 | 25 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,602 | 18 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,815 | 16 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,909 | 21 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,121 | 19 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,423 | 24 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,986 | 18 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,191 | 24 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,064 | 24 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,299 | 35 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,100 | 22 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,082 | 39 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,347 | 32 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,174 | 35 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,725 | 47 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,946 | 39 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,658 | 47 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,576 | 46 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,709 | 39 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,535 | 43 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,975 | 29 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,656 | 35 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,399 | 45 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,242 | 56 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,101 | 68 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,341 | 49 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,154 | 61 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,214 | 54 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,071 | 65 | |
| 1976 | — | #957 | 76 | |
| 1975 | — | #984 | 69 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,035 | 63 | |
| 1973 | — | #885 | 81 | |
| 1972 | — | #724 | 121 | |
| 1971 | — | #690 | 144 | |
| 1970 | — | #657 | 155 | |
| 1969 | — | #559 | 195 | |
| 1968 | — | #544 | 193 | |
| 1967 | — | #517 | 210 | |
| 1966 | — | #463 | 271 | |
| 1965 | — | #412 | 359 | |
| 1964 | — | #357 | 478 | |
| 1963 | — | #357 | 474 | |
| 1962 | — | #317 | 613 | |
| 1961 | — | #311 | 634 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #314 | 626 |
| 1959 | — | #300 | 677 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #320 | 576 |
| 1957 | — | #340 | 495 | |
| 1956 | — | #416 | 335 | |
| 1955 | — | #425 | 297 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #472 | 236 |
| 1953 | — | #445 | 258 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #437 | 256 |
| 1951 | — | #400 | 288 | |
| 1950 | — | #357 | 359 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #328 | 438 |
| 1948 | — | #281 | 575 | |
| 1947 | — | #260 | 659 | |
| 1946 | — | #276 | 543 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #303 | 387 |
| 1944 | — | #296 | 407 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #306 | 415 |
| 1942 | — | #303 | 405 | |
| 1941 | — | #294 | 392 | |
| 1940 | — | #296 | 354 | |
| 1939 | — | #306 | 332 | |
| 1938 | — | #311 | 310 | |
| 1937 | — | #317 | 289 | |
| 1936 | — | #319 | 285 | |
| 1935 | — | #338 | 264 | |
| 1934 | — | #327 | 273 | |
| 1933 | — | #375 | 209 | |
| 1932 | — | #381 | 217 | |
| 1931 | — | #392 | 207 | |
| 1930 | — | #431 | 185 | |
| 1929 | — | #467 | 157 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #491 | 153 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #467 | 168 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #482 | 155 |
| 1925 | — | #516 | 140 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #499 | 154 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #491 | 156 |
| 1922 | — | #537 | 136 | |
| 1921 | — | #494 | 157 | |
| 1920 | — | #535 | 130 | |
| 1919 | — | #521 | 130 | |
| 1918 | — | #474 | 155 | |
| 1917 | — | #497 | 133 | |
| 1916 | — | #551 | 108 | |
| 1915 | — | #507 | 120 | |
| 1914 | — | #483 | 101 | |
| 1913 | — | #507 | 73 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #521 | 57 |
| 1911 | — | #562 | 29 | |
| 1910 | — | #492 | 32 | |
| 1909 | — | #545 | 23 | |
| 1908 | — | #489 | 26 | |
| 1907 | — | #486 | 23 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #466 | 21 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #407 | 21 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #473 | 19 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #500 | 17 | |
| 1895 | — | #529 | 15 | |
| 1894 | — | #439 | 19 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #417 | 18 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Phil was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2022–2024, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Phil is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Indiana#198 · 1 in 1,693
- Washington#222 · 1 in 1,811
- Kansas#224 · 1 in 1,723
- Missouri#230 · 1 in 1,936
- Wisconsin#234 · 1 in 3,160
Best ever in a state: #98 in Utah, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #198 | 32 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Washington | #222 | 17 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Kansas | #224 | 13 | 1 in 1,723 |
| Missouri | #230 | 25 | 1 in 1,936 |
| Wisconsin | #234 | 15 | 1 in 3,160 |
| Michigan | #237 | 37 | 1 in 2,519 |
| Oregon | #237 | 9 | 1 in 1,952 |
| Minnesota | #243 | 12 | 1 in 3,437 |
| South Carolina | #247 | 16 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Tennessee | #254 | 18 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Iowa | #260 | 10 | 1 in 3,026 |
| California | #269 | 84 | 1 in 2,250 |
| Illinois | #269 | 40 | 1 in 2,848 |
| New Mexico | #271 | 8 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Ohio | #274 | 33 | 1 in 3,381 |
| Arkansas | #276 | 9 | 1 in 2,173 |
| North Carolina | #279 | 22 | 1 in 2,402 |
| Oklahoma | #282 | 10 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Nebraska | #285 | 5 | 1 in 3,231 |
| Georgia | #295 | 18 | 1 in 2,657 |
| Massachusetts | #298 | 8 | 1 in 7,171 |
| Utah | #298 | 5 | 1 in 2,433 |
| Maryland | #306 | 8 | 1 in 4,103 |
| Alabama | #317 | 13 | 1 in 2,881 |
| Kentucky | #317 | 9 | 1 in 3,832 |
| Arizona | #320 | 7 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Colorado | #330 | 7 | 1 in 3,141 |
| Mississippi | #348 | 8 | 1 in 3,377 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 10 | 1 in 6,311 |
| Florida | #366 | 14 | 1 in 3,927 |
| Pennsylvania | #368 | 15 | 1 in 7,873 |
| Texas | #395 | 37 | 1 in 3,233 |
| New York | #417 | 28 | 1 in 6,412 |
| Virginia | #431 | 6 | 1 in 7,215 |
| Louisiana | #455 | 8 | 1 in 5,157 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Phil
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 3,259 spots since 2024 (#10,938 → #7,679)
- 388 spots since 2020 (#8,067 → #7,679)
- 2,390 spots since 2015 (#5,289 → #7,679)
- Biggest jump: 168 spots in 1883 (#514 → #346)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1973 (#724 → #885)
Rise & fade · boys
67 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1947 at #260 (659 births)
- Births halved by 1951, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 96 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1973
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,776
- Highest: 1 in 2,776 boys born in 1947 were named Phil (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 22.8% of all boys named Phil (4,575) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 169 | #346 (1883) | #441 |
| 1890s | 179 | #389 (1890) | #459 |
| 1900s | 218 | #407 (1901) | #482 |
| 1910s | 938 | #474 (1918) | #512 |
| 1920s | 1,506 | #467 (1927) | #498 |
| 1930s | 2,571 | #306 (1939) | #350 |
| 1940s | 4,575 | #260 (1947) | #294 |
| 1950s | 3,777 | #300 (1959) | #391 |
| 1960s | 4,053 | #311 (1961) | #415 |
| 1970s | 889 | #657 (1970) | #937 |
| 1980s | 457 | #1,101 (1981) | #1,519 |
| 1990s | 315 | #1,725 (1991) | #2,591 |
| 2000s | 198 | #3,423 (2000) | #4,445 |
| 2010s | 139 | #5,111 (2017) | #6,327 |
| 2020s | 52 | #7,587 (2021) | #8,586 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Phil in 1961
boys
#311
634 births · 1 in 3,350 boys
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,350 of them was named Phil, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).