Phil

Given to 20,108 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#7679

recorded as boys

3,259 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 10

Peak year

1947

659 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

20,108

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Phil was most popular in 1947, when 659 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.36 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Phil, ranking #7679 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	10	7679
2024	<5	—	6	10938
2023	<5	—	9	8255
2022	<5	—	8	8990
2021	<5	—	10	7587
2020	<5	—	9	8067
2019	<5	—	14	6104
2018	<5	—	13	6345
2017	<5	—	18	5111
2016	<5	—	16	5555
2015	<5	—	17	5289
2014	<5	—	12	6632
2013	<5	—	16	5404
2012	<5	—	17	5256
2011	<5	—	8	8767
2010	<5	—	8	8803
2009	<5	—	14	6095
2008	<5	—	23	4267
2007	<5	—	20	4640
2006	<5	—	18	4865
2005	<5	—	25	3710
2004	<5	—	18	4602
2003	<5	—	16	4815
2002	<5	—	21	3909
2001	<5	—	19	4121
2000	<5	—	24	3423
1999	<5	—	18	3986
1998	<5	—	24	3191
1997	<5	—	24	3064
1996	<5	—	35	2299
1995	<5	—	22	3100
1994	<5	—	39	2082
1993	<5	—	32	2347
1992	<5	—	35	2174
1991	<5	—	47	1725
1990	<5	—	39	1946
1989	<5	—	47	1658
1988	<5	—	46	1576
1987	<5	—	39	1709
1986	<5	—	43	1535
1985	<5	—	29	1975
1984	<5	—	35	1656
1983	<5	—	45	1399
1982	<5	—	56	1242
1981	<5	—	68	1101
1980	<5	—	49	1341
1979	<5	—	61	1154
1978	<5	—	54	1214
1977	<5	—	65	1071
1976	<5	—	76	957
1975	<5	—	69	984
1974	<5	—	63	1035
1973	<5	—	81	885
1972	<5	—	121	724
1971	<5	—	144	690
1970	<5	—	155	657
1969	<5	—	195	559
1968	<5	—	193	544
1967	<5	—	210	517
1966	<5	—	271	463
1965	<5	—	359	412
1964	<5	—	478	357
1963	<5	—	474	357
1962	<5	—	613	317
1961	<5	—	634	311
1960	5	6390	626	314
1959	<5	—	677	300
1958	5	6103	576	320
1957	<5	—	495	340
1956	<5	—	335	416
1955	<5	—	297	425
1954	5	5753	236	472
1953	<5	—	258	445
1952	6	4908	256	437
1951	<5	—	288	400
1950	<5	—	359	357
1949	5	5244	438	328
1948	<5	—	575	281
1947	<5	—	659	260
1946	<5	—	543	276
1945	5	4556	387	303
1944	<5	—	407	296
1943	5	4691	415	306
1942	<5	—	405	303
1941	<5	—	392	294
1940	<5	—	354	296
1939	<5	—	332	306
1938	<5	—	310	311
1937	<5	—	289	317
1936	<5	—	285	319
1935	<5	—	264	338
1934	<5	—	273	327
1933	<5	—	209	375
1932	<5	—	217	381
1931	<5	—	207	392
1930	<5	—	185	431
1929	<5	—	157	467
1928	5	4725	153	491
1927	6	4286	168	467
1926	6	4306	155	482
1925	<5	—	140	516
1924	7	4002	154	499
1923	7	3971	156	491
1922	<5	—	136	537
1921	<5	—	157	494
1920	<5	—	130	535
1919	<5	—	130	521
1918	<5	—	155	474
1917	<5	—	133	497
1916	<5	—	108	551
1915	<5	—	120	507
1914	<5	—	101	483
1913	<5	—	73	507
1912	5	2979	57	521
1911	<5	—	29	562
1910	<5	—	32	492
1909	<5	—	23	545
1908	<5	—	26	489
1907	<5	—	23	486
1906	<5	—	18	547
1905	<5	—	21	491
1904	<5	—	21	466
1903	<5	—	20	470
1902	<5	—	23	426
1901	<5	—	21	407
1900	<5	—	22	490
1899	<5	—	14	521
1898	<5	—	19	473
1897	<5	—	23	392
1896	<5	—	17	500
1895	<5	—	15	529
1894	<5	—	19	439
1893	<5	—	15	479
1892	<5	—	20	422
1891	<5	—	16	441
1890	<5	—	21	389
1889	<5	—	19	415
1888	<5	—	17	464
1887	<5	—	16	420
1886	<5	—	18	417
1885	<5	—	14	498
1884	<5	—	19	416
1883	<5	—	23	346
1882	<5	—	13	514
1881	<5	—	18	395
1880	<5	—	12	526