Phillip

Given to 312,891 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#651
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
425
boys 425
Peak year
1949
5,201 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
312,891
since 1880

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

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Phillip was most popular in 1949, when 5,201 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 425 babies were named Phillip, ranking #651 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1949 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Phillip was most popular in 1949, when 5,201 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 425 babies were named Phillip, ranking #651 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.012341880192019602000Peak 1949

Phillip was most popular in 1949, when 5,201 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 425 babies were named Phillip, ranking #651 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 425 651
2024 <5 — 453 626
2023 <5 — 455 616
2022 <5 — 514 572
2021 <5 — 559 524
2020 <5 — 553 519
2019 <5 — 569 503
2018 <5 — 666 449
2017 <5 — 727 427
2016 <5 — 707 437
2015 <5 — 762 408
2014 <5 — 798 390
2013 <5 — 870 362
2012 <5 — 884 350
2011 <5 — 779 378
2010 <5 — 864 354
2009 <5 — 927 339
2008 <5 — 1,098 304
2007 <5 — 1,175 292
2006 <5 — 1,220 286
2005 5 16462 1,233 268
2004 <5 — 1,325 247
2003 <5 — 1,455 233
2002 <5 — 1,553 226
2001 5 15352 1,711 209
2000 <5 — 1,776 198
1999 <5 — 1,818 188
1998 <5 — 1,887 178
1997 6 12070 2,087 165
1996 8 9581 2,309 150
1995 5 13386 2,513 137
1994 7 10569 2,675 131
1993 10 8052 3,003 117
1992 8 9491 3,375 107
1991 7 10271 3,851 98
1990 13 6465 4,454 81
1989 26 3784 4,721 75
1988 27 3483 4,576 71
1987 26 3424 4,813 68
1986 33 2845 4,705 70
1985 39 2484 4,496 69
1984 29 2992 4,234 70
1983 37 2475 4,470 66
1982 32 2830 4,520 67
1981 34 2657 4,539 66
1980 36 2603 4,633 65
1979 32 2724 4,422 68
1978 37 2390 4,362 67
1977 24 3176 3,967 70
1976 24 3002 3,789 69
1975 25 2881 3,853 72
1974 29 2556 3,934 70
1973 24 2830 3,861 71
1972 22 2976 3,532 75
1971 25 2801 3,850 76
1970 36 2203 4,275 73
1969 24 2704 4,006 74
1968 18 3057 3,987 71
1967 22 2632 4,049 73
1966 29 2191 4,402 71
1965 16 3149 4,891 70
1964 18 3000 5,502 67
1963 30 2172 5,655 70
1962 28 2264 5,881 68
1961 22 2608 5,976 69
1960 29 2150 6,047 66
1959 24 2339 5,597 74
1958 21 2506 5,273 81
1957 27 2121 5,544 79
1956 24 2249 5,414 76
1955 16 2839 5,411 74
1954 16 2779 5,149 75
1953 10 3687 5,103 76
1952 12 3201 5,001 74
1951 14 2810 4,910 79
1950 24 1955 5,055 64
1949 17 2410 5,201 66
1948 8 3883 5,018 69
1947 11 3240 4,789 74
1946 13 2739 3,775 83
1945 <5 — 3,081 85
1944 8 3378 3,002 83
1943 8 3493 3,251 81
1942 13 2537 3,373 77
1941 8 3252 2,871 77
1940 <5 — 2,628 79
1939 7 3429 2,175 92
1938 9 2940 2,154 95
1937 7 3434 2,005 98
1936 <5 — 1,847 102
1935 7 3431 1,783 107
1934 <5 — 1,577 113
1933 6 3753 1,328 125
1932 13 2365 1,314 134
1931 10 2750 1,176 141
1930 9 3055 1,175 144
1929 10 2921 1,027 151
1928 <5 — 1,078 149
1927 16 2256 1,040 152
1926 9 3269 1,020 154
1925 12 2778 942 160
1924 6 4434 900 166
1923 6 4376 844 170
1922 5 5009 920 164
1921 6 4464 914 161
1920 <5 — 840 164
1919 6 4251 741 177
1918 5 4809 730 180
1917 <5 — 722 173
1916 <5 — 723 165
1915 <5 — 628 180
1914 <5 — 537 165
1913 <5 — 369 184
1912 <5 — 306 189
1911 <5 — 212 159
1910 <5 — 167 173
1909 <5 — 146 171
1908 <5 — 131 173
1907 <5 — 124 174
1906 <5 — 122 161
1905 <5 — 127 159
1904 <5 — 127 151
1903 <5 — 92 180
1902 <5 — 87 190
1901 <5 — 78 187
1900 <5 — 127 165
1899 <5 — 88 167
1898 <5 — 86 183
1897 <5 — 82 186
1896 <5 — 89 182
1895 <5 — 90 175
1894 <5 — 110 140
1893 <5 — 81 176
1892 <5 — 104 154
1891 <5 — 74 175
1890 <5 — 80 173
1889 <5 — 78 171
1888 <5 — 116 133
1887 <5 — 80 155
1886 <5 — 94 149
1885 <5 — 87 154
1884 <5 — 89 154
1883 <5 — 92 133
1882 <5 — 103 137
1881 <5 — 84 148
1880 <5 — 75 173

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Other spellings

Philip · 345,173 Philippe · 3,043 Filip · 2,384 Philipp · 986 Phillipe · 623 Filipe · 429 Phillippe · 218 Philipe · 158

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Where Phillip is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years