Phil Name Popularity
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How popular is Phil?
In 2018 the rare name Phil, ranked the 6,569th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Phil is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #260 in 1947.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1959 with 676 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Phil in any given year was 8 in 2011.
Phil, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1880-1883, 1909-1918, 1928-1934, 1937-1941, 1943-1947, and 1954-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1948-1952, 1962-1974, 1975-1978, 1991-1995, and 1996-1999.
Phil's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Phil has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Phil?
Phil's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Phil is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Phil has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Phil (Girl) | Phil (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 6,569 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 5,444 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 5,968 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 5,452 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 6,941 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 5,580 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 5,429 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 9,381 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 9,442 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 6,337 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 4,354 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 4,757 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 5,011 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 3,790 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 4,731 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 4,979 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 4,009 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 4,247 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 3,505 |
| 1999 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 4,116 |
| 1998 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 3,268 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 3,135 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 2,325 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 3,163 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 2,109 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 2,382 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 2,203 |
| 1991 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 1,740 |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 1,962 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 1,674 |
| 1988 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 1,589 |
| 1987 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 1,726 |
| 1986 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,557 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,956 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,674 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 1,444 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 56 | 1,251 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 68 | 1,109 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 1,372 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 61 | 1,163 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 54 | 1,223 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 64 | 1,087 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 76 | 961 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 991 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 63 | 1,043 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 81 | 889 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 120 | 727 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 144 | 689 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 155 | 658 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 195 | 559 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 193 | 545 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 210 | 517 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 271 | 464 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 359 | 412 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 479 | 357 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 474 | 357 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 613 | 317 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 632 | 311 |
| 1960 | | 5 | 7,071 | 627 | 314 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 676 | 300 |
| 1958 | | 5 | 6,775 | 580 | 319 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 495 | 340 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 334 | 416 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 297 | 425 |
| 1954 | | 6 | 5,598 | 236 | 474 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 258 | 445 |
| 1952 | | 6 | 5,413 | 255 | 440 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 289 | 400 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 359 | 357 |
| 1949 | | 5 | 5,850 | 438 | 328 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 574 | 281 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 660 | 260 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 543 | 276 |
| 1945 | | 5 | 5,087 | 387 | 303 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 407 | 296 |
| 1943 | | 5 | 5,206 | 416 | 305 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 404 | 303 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 392 | 295 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 354 | 297 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 332 | 307 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 310 | 311 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 289 | 319 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 285 | 319 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 264 | 338 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 273 | 327 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 209 | 375 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 217 | 382 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 207 | 392 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 185 | 431 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 157 | 469 |
| 1928 | | 5 | 5,274 | 153 | 491 |
| 1927 | | 6 | 4,696 | 168 | 468 |
| 1926 | | 6 | 4,724 | 155 | 484 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 140 | 521 |
| 1924 | | 7 | 4,355 | 154 | 503 |
| 1923 | | 7 | 4,285 | 156 | 493 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 136 | 539 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 157 | 495 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 537 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 523 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 155 | 477 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 133 | 500 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 108 | 551 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 120 | 508 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 101 | 485 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 73 | 507 |
| 1912 | | 5 | 3,337 | 57 | 528 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 570 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 499 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 554 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 497 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 492 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 560 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 504 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 477 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 483 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 435 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 420 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 508 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 542 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 482 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 401 |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 514 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 550 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 458 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 500 |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 439 |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 455 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 401 |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 428 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 477 |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 434 |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 426 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 518 |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 426 |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 353 |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 534 |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 408 |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 556 |