Is Phil a boy or girl name?
Phil was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 20,098 US babies named Phil were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,936
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Phil since 1880
- 20,098
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 677 babies
Boys and girls named Phil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 938 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 1,506 | 31 | 2% |
| 1930s | 2,571 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,575 | 15 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 3,777 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 4,053 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1970s | 889 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 457 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 315 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,936 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,748 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,619 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,006 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,555 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,324 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,609 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,250 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,724 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,459 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,956 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,584 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,433 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,390 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,450 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,345 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,357 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,758 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 18 | #5,014 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,982 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 21 | #4,010 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 29 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 49 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 76 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 69 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 81 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 121 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 144 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 155 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 195 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 193 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 210 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 271 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 359 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 479 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 474 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 613 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 633 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 626 | #314 | 5 | #7,068 |
| 1959 | 677 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 576 | #320 | 5 | #6,780 |
| 1957 | 495 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 335 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 297 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 236 | #474 | 5 | #6,406 |
| 1953 | 258 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 256 | #439 | 6 | #5,411 |
| 1951 | 288 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 359 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 438 | #328 | 5 | #5,851 |
| 1948 | 575 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 659 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 543 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 387 | #303 | 5 | #5,088 |
| 1944 | 407 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 415 | #306 | 5 | #5,206 |
| 1942 | 405 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 392 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 354 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 332 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 310 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 289 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 285 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 264 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 273 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 209 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 217 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 207 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 185 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 157 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 153 | #491 | 5 | #5,277 |
| 1927 | 168 | #467 | 6 | #4,697 |
| 1926 | 155 | #483 | 6 | #4,723 |
| 1925 | 140 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 154 | #503 | 7 | #4,355 |
| 1923 | 156 | #493 | 7 | #4,285 |
| 1922 | 136 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 157 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 130 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 130 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 155 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 133 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 108 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 120 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 101 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 73 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 57 | #528 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1911 | 29 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 32 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 23 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 26 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 23 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 21 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 23 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 21 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 19 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 23 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 15 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 16 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 21 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 17 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 18 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 19 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 13 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #556 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Phil reached #261 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #3,337 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Phil
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.