Phillip Name Popularity

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How popular is Phillip?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Phillip, ranked the 451st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Phillip has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #64 in 1950.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1960 with 6,038 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Phillip in any given year was 74 in 1891.

Phillip, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1888, 1897-1900, 1907-1916, 1929-1942, 1943-1947, and 1975-1978, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1990-1998, 1999-2005, and 2006-2009.

Phillip's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Phillip has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Phillip?

Phillip's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Phillip still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Phillip (Girl)		Phillip (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	659	451
2017		< 5	--	726	427
2016		< 5	--	703	436
2015		< 5	--	759	409
2014		< 5	--	795	391
2013		< 5	--	864	364
2012		< 5	--	882	350
2011		< 5	--	779	378
2010		< 5	--	863	355
2009		< 5	--	926	340
2008		< 5	--	1,098	304
2007		< 5	--	1,175	292
2006		< 5	--	1,219	286
2005		5	18,477	1,233	268
2004		< 5	--	1,323	249
2003		< 5	--	1,454	233
2002		< 5	--	1,551	226
2001		5	17,270	1,710	209
2000		< 5	--	1,773	198
1999		< 5	--	1,818	188
1998		< 5	--	1,887	177
1997		6	13,292	2,086	165
1996		8	10,280	2,308	150
1995		5	15,121	2,511	137
1994		7	11,435	2,675	131
1993		10	8,528	3,001	117
1992		8	10,201	3,375	107
1991		7	11,157	3,848	98
1990		13	6,753	4,453	81
1989		26	3,862	4,720	75
1988		26	3,660	4,576	71
1987		27	3,387	4,811	68
1986		33	2,890	4,706	70
1985		39	2,529	4,491	69
1984		29	3,042	4,232	70
1983		37	2,502	4,467	66
1982		32	2,881	4,521	67
1981		34	2,702	4,541	66
1980		36	2,638	4,637	65
1979		32	2,778	4,424	68
1978		37	2,417	4,363	67
1977		24	3,239	3,967	70
1976		25	2,981	3,788	69
1975		25	2,936	3,855	72
1974		29	2,593	3,936	70
1973		25	2,810	3,862	71
1972		22	3,030	3,533	76
1971		25	2,851	3,850	76
1970		36	2,228	4,279	73
1969		24	2,750	4,009	74
1968		18	3,135	3,984	71
1967		22	2,683	4,051	73
1966		29	2,235	4,403	71
1965		16	3,227	4,895	70
1964		18	3,072	5,502	67
1963		30	2,202	5,652	70
1962		28	2,298	5,889	68
1961		22	2,658	5,972	69
1960		29	2,183	6,038	66
1959		24	2,382	5,586	74
1958		21	2,563	5,278	81
1957		27	2,152	5,536	79
1956		24	2,304	5,422	76
1955		16	2,932	5,401	74
1954		16	2,865	5,149	75
1953		10	3,893	5,103	76
1952		12	3,340	5,003	74
1951		14	2,896	4,908	79
1950		24	1,991	5,055	64
1949		17	2,493	5,202	66
1948		8	4,130	5,017	69
1947		11	3,400	4,786	75
1946		13	2,846	3,775	83
1945		< 5	--	3,081	85
1944		8	3,620	3,002	83
1943		8	3,746	3,250	81
1942		13	2,636	3,376	77
1941		8	3,493	2,870	77
1940		< 5	--	2,628	79
1939		7	3,714	2,176	92
1938		9	3,131	2,154	95
1937		7	3,721	2,006	98
1936		< 5	--	1,845	102
1935		7	3,677	1,781	107
1934		< 5	--	1,578	113
1933		6	4,125	1,328	125
1932		13	2,466	1,313	134
1931		10	2,935	1,176	141
1930		9	3,274	1,175	144
1929		10	3,096	1,027	151
1928		< 5	--	1,077	149
1927		16	2,321	1,041	152
1926		9	3,490	1,020	154
1925		12	2,904	942	160
1924		6	4,922	899	166
1923		6	4,857	845	170
1922		5	5,627	919	164
1921		6	4,973	915	161
1920		< 5	--	840	164
1919		6	4,696	741	177
1918		5	5,421	730	180
1917		< 5	--	722	173
1916		< 5	--	723	166
1915		< 5	--	628	180
1914		< 5	--	537	165
1913		< 5	--	369	185
1912		< 5	--	306	189
1911		< 5	--	212	160
1910		< 5	--	167	174
1909		< 5	--	146	171
1908		< 5	--	131	174
1907		< 5	--	124	176
1906		< 5	--	122	163
1905		< 5	--	127	159
1904		< 5	--	127	152
1903		< 5	--	92	181
1902		< 5	--	87	191
1901		< 5	--	78	189
1900		< 5	--	127	166
1899		< 5	--	88	167
1898		< 5	--	86	183
1897		< 5	--	82	189
1896		< 5	--	89	184
1895		< 5	--	90	178
1894		< 5	--	110	140
1893		< 5	--	81	179
1892		< 5	--	104	155
1891		< 5	--	74	177
1890		< 5	--	80	174
1889		< 5	--	78	172
1888		< 5	--	116	134
1887		< 5	--	80	156
1886		< 5	--	94	151
1885		< 5	--	87	157
1884		< 5	--	89	155
1883		< 5	--	92	137
1882		< 5	--	103	137
1881		< 5	--	84	149
1880		< 5	--	75	174

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.