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Phillips

Recorded 1904–2023 · United States

Phillips was most popular in 1949, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,802 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,331 people named Phillips.

Most popular in1949
Rank that year#2,802
Births that year32
Total since 18801,331
Given to100% boys

Phillips over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Phillips’s peak in 1949. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phillips a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phillips is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,331 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org