Phyllis
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1971 at #3,963
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1929 · 7,995 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 44 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 322,496since 1880
Phyllis over time
Rank among girls' 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 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | — | |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | — | |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,414 | 25 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,891 | 23 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,709 | 24 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,373 | 31 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,949 | 26 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,418 | 29 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,730 | 35 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,334 | 40 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,048 | 43 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,360 | 56 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,994 | 70 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,982 | 69 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,026 | 69 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,708 | 87 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,818 | 79 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,752 | 82 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 85 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,506 | 95 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,269 | 115 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,202 | 120 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,260 | 107 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,118 | 129 | — | |
| 1984 | #957 | 151 | — | |
| 1983 | #880 | 172 | — | |
| 1982 | #871 | 177 | — | |
| 1981 | #851 | 183 | — | |
| 1980 | #853 | 181 | — | |
| 1979 | #782 | 203 | — | |
| 1978 | #711 | 222 | — | |
| 1977 | #664 | 238 | — | |
| 1976 | #642 | 241 | — | |
| 1975 | #531 | 325 | — | |
| 1974 | #548 | 307 | — | |
| 1973 | #456 | 404 | — | |
| 1972 | #398 | 503 | — | |
| 1971 | #374 | 625 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #341 | 767 | — | |
| 1969 | #301 | 903 | — | |
| 1968 | #251 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1967 | #215 | 1,396 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #173 | 1,938 | — | |
| 1965 | #155 | 2,464 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #140 | 2,895 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #131 | 3,245 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #129 | 3,496 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #120 | 3,844 | #2,070 | 16 |
| 1960 | #108 | 4,435 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #103 | 4,685 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #94 | 5,081 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1957 | #90 | 5,306 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #82 | 5,642 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #74 | 5,689 | #1,725 | 20 |
| 1954 | #75 | 5,763 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #69 | 5,961 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #65 | 6,151 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #57 | 6,791 | #1,972 | 15 |
| 1950 | #53 | 6,695 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #50 | 7,315 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #46 | 7,876 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #37 | 9,187 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #41 | 8,048 | #1,440 | 24 |
| 1945 | #40 | 6,530 | #1,536 | 19 |
| 1944 | #40 | 7,022 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1943 | #39 | 7,610 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #37 | 7,793 | #1,358 | 26 |
| 1941 | #35 | 7,346 | #1,276 | 27 |
| 1940 | #33 | 7,416 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #30 | 7,590 | #1,359 | 24 |
| 1938 | #28 | 7,644 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1937 | #27 | 7,245 | #1,288 | 27 |
| 1936 | #25 | 7,374 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #27 | 7,370 | #1,194 | 31 |
| 1934 | #28 | 7,180 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #28 | 7,111 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1932 | #30 | 7,308 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1931 | #29 | 7,213 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #28 | 7,770 | #1,399 | 27 |
| 1929 | #24 | 7,995 | #1,564 | 22 |
| 1928 | #26 | 7,924 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #29 | 7,425 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #33 | 6,921 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #40 | 6,486 | #2,012 | 16 |
| 1924 | #44 | 6,267 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #45 | 5,476 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #53 | 4,935 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #60 | 4,590 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #72 | 3,852 | — | |
| 1919 | #84 | 3,189 | — | |
| 1918 | #80 | 3,326 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #92 | 2,696 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #95 | 2,427 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #100 | 2,088 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #113 | 1,407 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #122 | 1,054 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #140 | 779 | — | |
| 1911 | #154 | 527 | — | |
| 1910 | #175 | 392 | — | |
| 1909 | #172 | 352 | — | |
| 1908 | #192 | 288 | — | |
| 1907 | #200 | 262 | — | |
| 1906 | #224 | 195 | — | |
| 1905 | #234 | 183 | — | |
| 1904 | #228 | 181 | — | |
| 1903 | #245 | 150 | — | |
| 1902 | #235 | 164 | — | |
| 1901 | #261 | 124 | — | |
| 1900 | #297 | 124 | — | |
| 1899 | #272 | 111 | — | |
| 1898 | #299 | 108 | — | |
| 1897 | #356 | 67 | — | |
| 1896 | #349 | 69 | — | |
| 1895 | #349 | 65 | — | |
| 1894 | #372 | 56 | — | |
| 1893 | #370 | 53 | — | |
| 1892 | #489 | 31 | — | |
| 1891 | #457 | 31 | — | |
| 1890 | #384 | 42 | — | |
| 1889 | #499 | 25 | — | |
| 1888 | #458 | 29 | — | |
| 1887 | #524 | 18 | — | |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 | — | |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #520 | 16 | — | |
| 1883 | #499 | 15 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Phyllis was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Phyllis is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#7 · 1 in 62
- Indiana#10 · 1 in 54
- Delaware#12 · 1 in 45
- Kansas#16 · 1 in 75
- Kentucky#16 · 1 in 91
Best ever in a state: #4 in South Dakota, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #7 | 305 | 1 in 62 |
| Indiana | #10 | 445 | 1 in 54 |
| Delaware | #12 | 32 | 1 in 45 |
| Kansas | #16 | 160 | 1 in 75 |
| Kentucky | #16 | 286 | 1 in 91 |
| Ohio | #17 | 560 | 1 in 87 |
| Vermont | #17 | 32 | 1 in 74 |
| Illinois | #19 | 538 | 1 in 97 |
| Iowa | #19 | 230 | 1 in 79 |
| Nebraska | #19 | 119 | 1 in 76 |
| Michigan | #20 | 391 | 1 in 102 |
| New York | #20 | 781 | 1 in 107 |
| South Dakota | #20 | 53 | 1 in 87 |
| Virginia | #20 | 207 | 1 in 111 |
| Idaho | #21 | 42 | 1 in 91 |
| Minnesota | #22 | 198 | 1 in 102 |
| Montana | #22 | 39 | 1 in 98 |
| Colorado | #23 | 78 | 1 in 109 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | 162 | 1 in 120 |
| North Dakota | #26 | 52 | 1 in 95 |
| Maryland | #27 | 94 | 1 in 126 |
| Wyoming | #27 | 14 | 1 in 105 |
| New Jersey | #28 | 203 | 1 in 118 |
| Oregon | #28 | 53 | 1 in 114 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 85 | 1 in 111 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 184 | 1 in 126 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 524 | 1 in 137 |
| Missouri | #34 | 174 | 1 in 149 |
| Massachusetts | #35 | 214 | 1 in 128 |
| Washington | #39 | 68 | 1 in 152 |
| California | #47 | 197 | 1 in 206 |
| District of Columbia | #48 | 26 | 1 in 184 |
| New Hampshire | #48 | 22 | 1 in 136 |
| North Carolina | #49 | 149 | 1 in 245 |
| Utah | #50 | 25 | 1 in 181 |
| Tennessee | #51 | 114 | 1 in 233 |
| New Mexico | #53 | 26 | 1 in 207 |
| Maine | #64 | 32 | 1 in 191 |
| Rhode Island | #69 | 17 | 1 in 244 |
| Florida | #86 | 38 | 1 in 342 |
| Hawaii | #86 | 11 | 1 in 274 |
| Arizona | #91 | 15 | 1 in 303 |
| Arkansas | #100 | 41 | 1 in 431 |
| Texas | #150 | 87 | 1 in 642 |
| South Carolina | #172 | 26 | 1 in 793 |
| Georgia | #192 | 32 | 1 in 948 |
| Louisiana | #194 | 26 | 1 in 823 |
| Alabama | #204 | 29 | 1 in 996 |
| Mississippi | #463 | 5 | 1 in 4,427 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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 Phyllis
- 3,965 spots since 2024 (#7,967 → #11,932)
- 6,082 spots since 2020 (#5,850 → #11,932)
- 6,099 spots since 2015 (#5,833 → #11,932)
- Biggest jump: 179 spots in 1883 (#678 → #499)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1985 (#957 → #1,118)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1929 at #24 (7,995 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 44 yrs · run 1915–1958
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1880–1984
- Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1929 were named Phyllis (0.72%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.6% of all girls named Phyllis (76,143) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 153 | #458 (1888) | #590 |
| 1890s | 633 | #272 (1899) | #370 |
| 1900s | 2,023 | #172 (1909) | #229 |
| 1910s | 17,885 | #80 (1918) | #116 |
| 1920s | 61,871 | #24 (1929) | #43 |
| 1930s | 73,805 | #25 (1936) | #28 |
| 1940s | 76,143 | #33 (1940) | #40 |
| 1950s | 57,764 | #53 (1950) | #76 |
| 1960s | 25,704 | #108 (1960) | #172 |
| 1970s | 3,835 | #341 (1970) | #545 |
| 1980s | 1,430 | #851 (1981) | #1,077 |
| 1990s | 686 | #1,708 (1993) | #2,125 |
| 2000s | 295 | #3,256 (2001) | #4,760 |
| 2010s | 196 | #5,414 (2010) | #6,414 |
| 2020s | 73 | #5,850 (2020) | #9,034 |
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.
Phyllis in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 147 of them was named Phyllis, which outranked 99.5% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 39,506 of them was named Phyllis, which outranked 68.0% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,265Samual28
- #1,265Therman28
- #1,265Willy28
- #1,288Phyllis27
- #1,288Arne27
- #1,288Caleb27
- #1,288Doyce27
- #1,313Cosmo26
- #1,313Dawson26
- #1,313Edwardo26
Tied with 24 names at #1,288; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.