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 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#17 · 1 in 91
- Tennessee#25 · 1 in 122
- Nevada#26 · 1 in 101
- Arkansas#27 · 1 in 126
- Oklahoma#28 · 1 in 124
Best ever in a state: #4 in South Dakota, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #17 | 376 | 1 in 91 |
| Tennessee | #25 | 308 | 1 in 122 |
| Nevada | #26 | 11 | 1 in 101 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 178 | 1 in 126 |
| Oklahoma | #28 | 174 | 1 in 124 |
| Virginia | #29 | 277 | 1 in 129 |
| North Carolina | #32 | 350 | 1 in 140 |
| West Virginia | #32 | 165 | 1 in 145 |
| Missouri | #39 | 219 | 1 in 177 |
| Maryland | #40 | 128 | 1 in 175 |
| Kansas | #42 | 106 | 1 in 170 |
| Ohio | #46 | 410 | 1 in 211 |
| Indiana | #47 | 214 | 1 in 196 |
| South Carolina | #47 | 120 | 1 in 232 |
| District of Columbia | #48 | 56 | 1 in 205 |
| Georgia | #49 | 179 | 1 in 238 |
| Nebraska | #49 | 61 | 1 in 220 |
| Illinois | #51 | 370 | 1 in 232 |
| New York | #51 | 660 | 1 in 215 |
| Delaware | #52 | 17 | 1 in 172 |
| New Jersey | #52 | 200 | 1 in 212 |
| North Dakota | #53 | 32 | 1 in 208 |
| Alabama | #55 | 142 | 1 in 263 |
| Pennsylvania | #55 | 441 | 1 in 233 |
| Alaska | #56 | 6 | 1 in 173 |
| Iowa | #58 | 97 | 1 in 281 |
| Oregon | #59 | 57 | 1 in 264 |
| Michigan | #60 | 265 | 1 in 267 |
| Louisiana | #61 | 129 | 1 in 260 |
| Massachusetts | #62 | 161 | 1 in 278 |
| Florida | #63 | 94 | 1 in 287 |
| Colorado | #64 | 51 | 1 in 279 |
| Rhode Island | #66 | 27 | 1 in 269 |
| Vermont | #69 | 13 | 1 in 271 |
| Texas | #70 | 285 | 1 in 332 |
| Washington | #72 | 80 | 1 in 314 |
| Minnesota | #73 | 95 | 1 in 342 |
| South Dakota | #73 | 25 | 1 in 282 |
| Wyoming | #74 | 9 | 1 in 283 |
| Idaho | #75 | 22 | 1 in 279 |
| Utah | #75 | 27 | 1 in 305 |
| California | #76 | 336 | 1 in 337 |
| Connecticut | #76 | 51 | 1 in 338 |
| Arizona | #77 | 30 | 1 in 297 |
| Wisconsin | #77 | 101 | 1 in 365 |
| Hawaii | #80 | 18 | 1 in 293 |
| New Hampshire | #86 | 15 | 1 in 331 |
| Maine | #87 | 25 | 1 in 365 |
| Montana | #93 | 18 | 1 in 338 |
| New Mexico | #107 | 22 | 1 in 394 |
| Mississippi | #115 | 62 | 1 in 470 |
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 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 234 of them was named Phyllis, which outranked 99.2% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 98,552 of them was named Phyllis, which outranked 58.3% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,702Werner19
- #1,702West19
- #1,702Wright19
- #1,754Phyllis18
- #1,754Adrien18
- #1,754Albino18
- #1,754Anson18
- #1,820Adalberto17
- #1,820Alf17
- #1,820Almer17
Tied with 65 names at #1,754; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.