Phillis
Last seen for girls in 2000 at #10,745 · Last seen for boys in 1924 at #3,867
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1949 · 118 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,677since 1882
Phillis over time
Rank among girls' names. Phillis has never cracked the top 800 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | — | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,565 | 28 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,598 | 27 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,647 | 27 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,708 | 47 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,732 | 44 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,292 | 70 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,383 | 66 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,305 | 71 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,344 | 68 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,327 | 70 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,103 | 95 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,281 | 70 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,157 | 84 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,211 | 76 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,086 | 90 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,197 | 70 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,123 | 77 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,082 | 79 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,022 | 84 | — | |
| 1951 | #908 | 101 | — | |
| 1950 | #916 | 94 | — | |
| 1949 | #800 | 118 | — | |
| 1948 | #904 | 93 | — | |
| 1947 | #842 | 108 | — | |
| 1946 | #893 | 87 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,022 | 57 | — | |
| 1944 | #988 | 62 | — | |
| 1943 | #870 | 80 | — | |
| 1942 | #897 | 76 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,166 | 41 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,023 | 49 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,039 | 47 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,007 | 50 | — | |
| 1937 | #964 | 52 | — | |
| 1936 | #929 | 54 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,031 | 45 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,190 | 36 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,038 | 45 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,116 | 41 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,060 | 44 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,002 | 54 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,051 | 48 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,061 | 50 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,057 | 53 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,196 | 42 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,279 | 39 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #1,267 | 38 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,190 | 42 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,233 | 39 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,042 | 48 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,566 | 26 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,281 | 32 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Phillis! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1891, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Phillis is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oklahoma#354 · 1 in 3,296
- Arkansas#397 · 1 in 3,894
- Kentucky#411 · 1 in 5,185
- Georgia#477 · 1 in 6,241
- Missouri#515 · 1 in 8,209
Best ever in a state: #278 in Indiana, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #354 | 7 | 1 in 3,296 |
| Arkansas | #397 | 6 | 1 in 3,894 |
| Kentucky | #411 | 7 | 1 in 5,185 |
| Georgia | #477 | 7 | 1 in 6,241 |
| Missouri | #515 | 5 | 1 in 8,209 |
| Louisiana | #546 | 5 | 1 in 6,582 |
| Illinois | #791 | 5 | 1 in 17,658 |
| New York | #852 | 7 | 1 in 21,488 |
| Texas | #878 | 7 | 1 in 13,102 |
| California | #968 | 6 | 1 in 18,815 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Phillis
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2000
- Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1942 (#1,166 → #897)
- Biggest drop: 118 spots in 1944 (#870 → #988)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1949 at #800 (118 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1946–1951
- Highest: 1 in 14,499 girls born in 1949 were named Phillis (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 227,004 girls born in 2000 (0.00%)
- 22.4% of all girls named Phillis (825) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #813 (1882) | #813 |
| 1890s | 62 | #1,047 (1898) | #1,210 |
| 1900s | 57 | #1,204 (1903) | #1,583 |
| 1910s | 200 | #1,042 (1919) | #1,674 |
| 1920s | 429 | #1,051 (1929) | #1,184 |
| 1930s | 468 | #929 (1936) | #1,038 |
| 1940s | 771 | #800 (1949) | #941 |
| 1950s | 825 | #908 (1951) | #1,098 |
| 1960s | 601 | #1,103 (1960) | #1,551 |
| 1970s | 168 | #2,565 (1973) | #4,756 |
| 1980s | 69 | #5,824 (1983) | #8,358 |
| 1990s | 13 | #9,491 (1992) | #11,951 |
| 2000s | 8 | #10,745 (2000) | #10,745 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Phillis in 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
More about 1947
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1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 16,415 of them was named Phillis, which outranked 86.2% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #838Kristi109
- #838Pennie109
- #838Roselyn109
- #842Phillis108
- #842Alene108
- #842Deidre108
- #842Janey108
- #848Kathlyn107
- #848Marlyn107
- #848Marylin107
Tied with 5 names at #842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.