Phillip

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Phillip is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 312,450 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 311,120 as boys and 1,330 as girls. Phillip gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined significantly. It is the #247 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 450
2023 452
2022 514
2021 559
2020 552
2019 568
2018 666
2017 727
2016 707
2015 762
2014 797
2013 870
2012 884
2011 779
2010 864
2009 927
2008 1,098
2007 1,175
2006 1,220
2005 1,238
2004 1,325
2003 1,455
2002 1,553
2001 1,716
2000 1,776
1999 1,818
1998 1,887
1997 2,093
1996 2,317
1995 2,517
1994 2,682
1993 3,013
1992 3,383
1991 3,858
1990 4,466
1989 4,747
1988 4,600
1987 4,841
1986 4,739
1985 4,534
1984 4,263
1983 4,507
1982 4,552
1981 4,573
1980 4,669
1979 4,454
1978 4,399
1977 3,990
1976 3,814
1975 3,877
1974 3,963
1973 3,885
1972 3,554
1971 3,875
1970 4,311
1969 4,032
1968 4,005
1967 4,071
1966 4,432
1965 4,907
1964 5,521
1963 5,683
1962 5,908
1961 5,999
1960 6,072
1959 5,621
1958 5,294
1957 5,570
1956 5,440
1955 5,426
1954 5,166
1953 5,112
1952 5,014
1951 4,924
1950 5,079
1949 5,218
1948 5,026
1947 4,800
1946 3,788
1945 3,081
1944 3,010
1943 3,259
1942 3,386
1941 2,878
1940 2,628
1939 2,182
1938 2,162
1937 2,012
1936 1,847
1935 1,790
1934 1,577
1933 1,334
1932 1,327
1931 1,186
1930 1,184
1929 1,037
1928 1,077
1927 1,057
1926 1,029
1925 954
1924 906
1923 850
1922 925
1921 920
1920 840
1919 747
1918 735
1917 722
1916 723
1915 628
1914 537
1913 369
1912 306
1911 212
1910 167
1909 146
1908 131
1907 124
1906 122
1905 127
1904 127
1903 92
1902 87
1901 78
1900 127
1899 88
1898 86
1897 82
1896 89
1895 90
1894 110
1893 81
1892 104
1891 74
1890 80
1889 78
1888 116
1887 80
1886 94
1885 87
1884 89
1883 92
1882 103
1881 84
1880 75