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Phylliss

Recorded 1917–1970 · United States

Phylliss was most popular in 1950, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,196 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 597 people named Phylliss.

Most popular in1950
Rank that year#3,196
Births that year25
Total since 1880597
Given to100% girls

Phylliss over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Phylliss’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phylliss a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phylliss is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 597 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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