Phillip
Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462 · #651 for boys in 2025, 425 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1950 · 5,055 births
- Debut · boys
- 75 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 55 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 311,561since 1880
Phillip over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #651 | 425 | |
| 2024 | — | #626 | 453 | |
| 2023 | — | #616 | 455 | |
| 2022 | — | #572 | 514 | |
| 2021 | — | #524 | 559 | |
| 2020 | — | #519 | 553 | |
| 2019 | — | #503 | 569 | |
| 2018 | — | #449 | 666 | |
| 2017 | — | #427 | 727 | |
| 2016 | — | #437 | 707 | |
| 2015 | — | #408 | 762 | |
| 2014 | — | #390 | 798 | |
| 2013 | — | #362 | 870 | |
| 2012 | — | #350 | 884 | |
| 2011 | — | #378 | 779 | |
| 2010 | — | #354 | 864 | |
| 2009 | — | #339 | 927 | |
| 2008 | — | #304 | 1,098 | |
| 2007 | — | #292 | 1,175 | |
| 2006 | — | #286 | 1,220 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #268 | 1,233 |
| 2004 | — | #247 | 1,325 | |
| 2003 | — | #233 | 1,455 | |
| 2002 | — | #226 | 1,553 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #209 | 1,711 |
| 2000 | — | #198 | 1,776 | |
| 1999 | — | #188 | 1,818 | |
| 1998 | — | #178 | 1,887 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #165 | 2,087 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #150 | 2,309 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #137 | 2,513 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #131 | 2,675 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #117 | 3,003 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #107 | 3,375 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #98 | 3,851 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #81 | 4,454 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #75 | 4,721 |
| 1988 | #3,483 | 27 | #71 | 4,576 |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | #68 | 4,813 |
| 1986 | #2,845 | 33 | #70 | 4,705 |
| 1985 | #2,484 | 39 | #69 | 4,496 |
| 1984 | #2,992 | 29 | #70 | 4,234 |
| 1983 | #2,475 | 37 | #66 | 4,470 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 | #67 | 4,520 |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | #66 | 4,539 |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 | #65 | 4,633 |
| 1979 | #2,724 | 32 | #68 | 4,422 |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | #67 | 4,362 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #70 | 3,967 |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | #69 | 3,789 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #72 | 3,853 |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | #70 | 3,934 |
| 1973 | #2,830 | 24 | #71 | 3,861 |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | #75 | 3,532 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 | #76 | 3,850 |
| 1970 | #2,203 | 36 | #73 | 4,275 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #74 | 4,006 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #71 | 3,987 |
| 1967 | #2,632 | 22 | #73 | 4,049 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #71 | 4,402 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #70 | 4,891 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 | #67 | 5,502 |
| 1963 | #2,172 | 30 | #70 | 5,655 |
| 1962 | #2,264 | 28 | #68 | 5,881 |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | #69 | 5,976 |
| 1960 | #2,150 | 29 | #66 | 6,047 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #74 | 5,597 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #81 | 5,273 |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | #79 | 5,544 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #76 | 5,414 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #74 | 5,411 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #75 | 5,149 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #76 | 5,103 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #74 | 5,001 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #79 | 4,910 |
| 1950 | #1,955 | 24 | #64 | 5,055 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | #66 | 5,201 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #69 | 5,018 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #74 | 4,789 |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | #83 | 3,775 |
| 1945 | — | #85 | 3,081 | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #83 | 3,002 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #81 | 3,251 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #77 | 3,373 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #77 | 2,871 |
| 1940 | — | #79 | 2,628 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #92 | 2,175 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #95 | 2,154 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #98 | 2,005 |
| 1936 | — | #102 | 1,847 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #107 | 1,783 |
| 1934 | — | #113 | 1,577 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #125 | 1,328 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #134 | 1,314 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #141 | 1,176 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #144 | 1,175 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #151 | 1,027 |
| 1928 | — | #149 | 1,078 | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | #152 | 1,040 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #154 | 1,020 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #160 | 942 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #166 | 900 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #170 | 844 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #164 | 920 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #161 | 914 |
| 1920 | — | #164 | 840 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #177 | 741 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #180 | 730 |
| 1917 | — | #173 | 722 | |
| 1916 | — | #165 | 723 | |
| 1915 | — | #180 | 628 | |
| 1914 | — | #165 | 537 | |
| 1913 | — | #184 | 369 | |
| 1912 | — | #189 | 306 | |
| 1911 | — | #159 | 212 | |
| 1910 | — | #173 | 167 | |
| 1909 | — | #171 | 146 | |
| 1908 | — | #173 | 131 | |
| 1907 | — | #174 | 124 | |
| 1906 | — | #161 | 122 | |
| 1905 | — | #159 | 127 | |
| 1904 | — | #151 | 127 | |
| 1903 | — | #180 | 92 | |
| 1902 | — | #190 | 87 | |
| 1901 | — | #187 | 78 | |
| 1900 | — | #165 | 127 | |
| 1899 | — | #167 | 88 | |
| 1898 | — | #183 | 86 | |
| 1897 | — | #186 | 82 | |
| 1896 | — | #182 | 89 | |
| 1895 | — | #175 | 90 | |
| 1894 | — | #140 | 110 | |
| 1893 | — | #176 | 81 | |
| 1892 | — | #154 | 104 | |
| 1891 | — | #175 | 74 | |
| 1890 | — | #173 | 80 | |
| 1889 | — | #171 | 78 | |
| 1888 | — | #133 | 116 | |
| 1887 | — | #155 | 80 | |
| 1886 | — | #149 | 94 | |
| 1885 | — | #154 | 87 | |
| 1884 | — | #154 | 89 | |
| 1883 | — | #133 | 92 | |
| 1882 | — | #137 | 103 | |
| 1881 | — | #148 | 84 | |
| 1880 | — | #173 | 75 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Phillip was already there! It came in at #173, and was given to 75 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1899, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Phillip is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Indiana#33 · 1 in 196
- Oregon#53 · 1 in 227
- New Mexico#54 · 1 in 236
- Kentucky#63 · 1 in 314
- Illinois#64 · 1 in 350
Best ever in a state: #18 in Alaska, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #33 | 138 | 1 in 196 |
| Oregon | #53 | 31 | 1 in 227 |
| New Mexico | #54 | 24 | 1 in 236 |
| Kentucky | #63 | 89 | 1 in 314 |
| Illinois | #64 | 163 | 1 in 350 |
| Ohio | #67 | 135 | 1 in 390 |
| Oklahoma | #67 | 70 | 1 in 301 |
| Wyoming | #68 | 7 | 1 in 259 |
| California | #71 | 140 | 1 in 336 |
| Colorado | #74 | 28 | 1 in 334 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 68 | 1 in 365 |
| Idaho | #75 | 14 | 1 in 325 |
| Maine | #76 | 18 | 1 in 345 |
| Michigan | #77 | 104 | 1 in 426 |
| Vermont | #77 | 7 | 1 in 353 |
| Washington | #77 | 33 | 1 in 357 |
| Missouri | #79 | 72 | 1 in 386 |
| West Virginia | #79 | 51 | 1 in 376 |
| Massachusetts | #81 | 43 | 1 in 669 |
| Kansas | #82 | 36 | 1 in 368 |
| New Hampshire | #84 | 6 | 1 in 517 |
| Iowa | #88 | 45 | 1 in 446 |
| Maryland | #88 | 25 | 1 in 498 |
| Connecticut | #93 | 14 | 1 in 746 |
| District of Columbia | #93 | 10 | 1 in 529 |
| North Carolina | #93 | 74 | 1 in 483 |
| Utah | #94 | 13 | 1 in 405 |
| Minnesota | #95 | 46 | 1 in 488 |
| Alabama | #96 | 51 | 1 in 539 |
| Florida | #99 | 27 | 1 in 512 |
| Arizona | #100 | 13 | 1 in 376 |
| North Dakota | #102 | 12 | 1 in 441 |
| Virginia | #103 | 43 | 1 in 542 |
| Hawaii | #104 | 6 | 1 in 546 |
| Pennsylvania | #109 | 80 | 1 in 953 |
| New York | #113 | 97 | 1 in 910 |
| Tennessee | #115 | 42 | 1 in 638 |
| Arkansas | #116 | 30 | 1 in 607 |
| Montana | #120 | 7 | 1 in 624 |
| Georgia | #122 | 41 | 1 in 722 |
| Nebraska | #129 | 15 | 1 in 667 |
| Texas | #136 | 90 | 1 in 657 |
| New Jersey | #141 | 16 | 1 in 1,592 |
| South Carolina | #141 | 22 | 1 in 881 |
| Louisiana | #153 | 27 | 1 in 792 |
| Mississippi | #179 | 19 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
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 Phillip
- 25 spots since 2024 (#626 → #651)
- 132 spots since 2020 (#519 → #651)
- 243 spots since 2015 (#408 → #651)
- Biggest jump: 36 spots in 1894 (#176 → #140)
- Biggest drop: 54 spots in 2019 (#449 → #503)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #64 (5,055 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 45 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1937–1991
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 341 boys born in 1949 were named Phillip (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,019 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #64 in 1950, was only 1 in 354 (0.28%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.8% of all boys named Phillip (52,457) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 898 | #133 (1888) | #151 |
| 1890s | 884 | #140 (1894) | #171 |
| 1900s | 1,161 | #151 (1904) | #171 |
| 1910s | 5,135 | #159 (1911) | #175 |
| 1920s | 9,525 | #149 (1928) | #159 |
| 1930s | 16,534 | #92 (1939) | #115 |
| 1940s | 36,989 | #66 (1949) | #77 |
| 1950s | 52,457 | #64 (1950) | #75 |
| 1960s | 50,396 | #66 (1960) | #70 |
| 1970s | 39,845 | #67 (1978) | #71 |
| 1980s | 45,707 | #65 (1980) | #69 |
| 1990s | 27,972 | #81 (1990) | #135 |
| 2000s | 13,473 | #198 (2000) | #260 |
| 2010s | 7,626 | #350 (2012) | #406 |
| 2020s | 2,959 | #519 (2020) | #585 |
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.
Phillip in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 122,606 of them was named Phillip, which outranked 41.1% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,730Wylma10
- #2,730Wynne10
- #2,730Zandra10
- #2,940Phillip9
- #2,940Adah9
- #2,940Agapita9
- #2,940Aimee9
- #3,181Adelfa8
- #3,181Adonna8
- #3,181Aiko8
Tied with 240 names at #2,940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 515 of them was named Phillip, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.