Phyllis Name Popularity

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How popular is Phyllis?

In 2018 the rare name Phyllis, ranked the 6,975th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Phyllis is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #24 was reached in 1929.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1947 with 9,184 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Phyllis in any given year was 5 in 1881.

Phyllis, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1882-1898, 1899-1902, 1903-1928, and 1944-1947, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1950, 1956-1976, 1982-1986, 1987-1990, 1995-1998, 2000-2003, and 2009-2012.

For a number of years, the name Phyllis has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Phyllis has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Phyllis?

Phyllis's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Phyllis is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Phyllis has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Phyllis (Girl)		Phyllis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17	6,975	< 5	--
2017		21	5,970	< 5	--
2016		21	6,131	< 5	--
2015		22	5,977	< 5	--
2014		22	5,940	< 5	--
2013		19	6,652	< 5	--
2012		13	8,996	< 5	--
2011		20	6,503	< 5	--
2010		25	5,551	< 5	--
2009		22	6,249	< 5	--
2008		20	6,748	< 5	--
2007		24	5,853	< 5	--
2006		25	5,502	< 5	--
2005		31	4,463	< 5	--
2004		26	5,040	< 5	--
2003		29	4,500	< 5	--
2002		35	3,780	< 5	--
2001		42	3,299	< 5	--
2000		40	3,387	< 5	--
1999		43	3,092	< 5	--
1998		46	2,881	< 5	--
1997		56	2,384	< 5	--
1996		70	2,011	< 5	--
1995		69	2,000	< 5	--
1994		69	2,040	< 5	--
1993		87	1,720	< 5	--
1992		78	1,841	< 5	--
1991		82	1,764	< 5	--
1990		85	1,729	< 5	--
1989		95	1,514	< 5	--
1988		115	1,276	< 5	--
1987		120	1,203	< 5	--
1986		107	1,268	< 5	--
1985		129	1,123	< 5	--
1984		151	959	< 5	--
1983		172	885	< 5	--
1982		178	869	< 5	--
1981		182	856	< 5	--
1980		181	857	< 5	--
1979		204	782	< 5	--
1978		222	713	< 5	--
1977		238	665	< 5	--
1976		241	643	< 5	--
1975		325	531	< 5	--
1974		308	548	< 5	--
1973		404	457	< 5	--
1972		503	399	< 5	--
1971		624	375	7	4,273
1970		767	342	< 5	--
1969		905	301	< 5	--
1968		1,086	251	< 5	--
1967		1,396	215	7	3,466
1966		1,938	173	< 5	--
1965		2,465	155	7	3,474
1964		2,895	140	10	2,794
1963		3,243	131	6	3,922
1962		3,497	129	12	2,472
1961		3,839	120	16	2,122
1960		4,433	108	10	2,814
1959		4,687	103	9	2,983
1958		5,076	94	14	2,238
1957		5,307	90	9	2,969
1956		5,649	82	14	2,236
1955		5,688	74	20	1,772
1954		5,761	75	10	2,690
1953		5,964	69	5	4,213
1952		6,153	65	11	2,471
1951		6,790	57	15	2,029
1950		6,695	53	11	2,406
1949		7,314	50	18	1,808
1948		7,876	46	16	1,929
1947		9,184	37	18	1,836
1946		8,046	41	24	1,462
1945		6,530	40	19	1,567
1944		7,024	40	30	1,230
1943		7,607	39	28	1,333
1942		7,791	37	26	1,374
1941		7,347	35	27	1,293
1940		7,416	33	34	1,151
1939		7,590	30	24	1,384
1938		7,646	28	32	1,163
1937		7,244	27	27	1,305
1936		7,373	25	21	1,495
1935		7,368	27	31	1,220
1934		7,178	28	22	1,487
1933		7,111	28	29	1,248
1932		7,310	30	25	1,416
1931		7,212	29	22	1,524
1930		7,770	28	27	1,418
1929		7,996	24	22	1,596
1928		7,920	26	24	1,554
1927		7,424	29	19	1,854
1926		6,920	33	16	2,055
1925		6,486	40	16	2,062
1924		6,267	44	18	1,954
1923		5,476	45	5	4,742
1922		4,935	53	10	2,955
1921		4,591	60	9	3,164
1920		3,852	72	< 5	--
1919		3,189	84	< 5	--
1918		3,326	80	7	3,626
1917		2,696	92	10	2,688
1916		2,427	95	5	4,351
1915		2,088	100	5	4,266
1914		1,407	113	7	2,847
1913		1,054	122	5	3,155
1912		779	140	< 5	--
1911		527	155	< 5	--
1910		392	175	< 5	--
1909		352	172	< 5	--
1908		288	194	< 5	--
1907		262	200	< 5	--
1906		195	225	< 5	--
1905		183	235	< 5	--
1904		181	229	< 5	--
1903		150	245	< 5	--
1902		164	237	< 5	--
1901		124	261	< 5	--
1900		125	297	< 5	--
1899		111	272	< 5	--
1898		108	299	< 5	--
1897		67	359	< 5	--
1896		69	350	< 5	--
1895		65	350	< 5	--
1894		56	375	< 5	--
1893		53	373	< 5	--
1892		31	495	< 5	--
1891		31	469	< 5	--
1890		42	391	< 5	--
1889		25	510	< 5	--
1888		29	466	< 5	--
1887		18	533	< 5	--
1886		20	506	< 5	--
1885		11	689	< 5	--
1884		16	537	< 5	--
1883		15	512	< 5	--
1882		8	725	< 5	--
1881		5	919	< 5	--
1880		6	820	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.