Phyllis

Where Phyllis comes from

From the masculine Ancient Greek Φύλλις (Phúllis) or from the feminine Φυλλίς (Phullís).
— Wiktionary's entry for Phyllis
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #738 among girls — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1917
    Phyllis Diller born
    American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist
  3. 1924
    Phyllis Schlafly born
    American conservative activist
  4. 1929
    Peak, #24
    7,995 babies named Phyllis — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1961
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #120.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek derived from the mythological character.
Namesakes
  • Phyllis Diller · American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, 1917–2012
  • Phyllis Schlafly · American conservative activist, 1924–2016
  • Phyllis Logan · Scottish actress, born 1956
  • Phyllis Smith · American actress, born 1949
  • Phyllis Francis · American sprinter, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.