Is Phillip a boy or girl name?
Phillip is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 450 boys were named Phillip, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 312,450 US babies named Phillip were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #626
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Phillip since 1880
- 312,450
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 6,072 babies
Boys and girls named Phillip, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 898 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 884 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 5,135 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 9,525 | 70 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 16,533 | 68 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 36,988 | 86 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 52,458 | 188 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 50,394 | 236 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 39,844 | 278 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 45,706 | 319 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 27,970 | 64 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 13,473 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 7,624 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,527 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 450 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 452 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 514 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 559 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 552 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 568 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 666 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 727 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 707 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 762 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 797 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 870 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 884 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 779 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 864 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 927 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,098 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,175 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,220 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,233 | #268 | 5 | #18,490 |
| 2004 | 1,325 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,455 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,553 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,711 | #209 | 5 | #17,273 |
| 2000 | 1,776 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,818 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,887 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2,087 | #165 | 6 | #13,294 |
| 1996 | 2,309 | #150 | 8 | #10,281 |
| 1995 | 2,512 | #137 | 5 | #15,122 |
| 1994 | 2,675 | #131 | 7 | #11,440 |
| 1993 | 3,003 | #117 | 10 | #8,531 |
| 1992 | 3,375 | #107 | 8 | #10,204 |
| 1991 | 3,851 | #98 | 7 | #11,160 |
| 1990 | 4,453 | #81 | 13 | #6,755 |
| 1989 | 4,721 | #75 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 1988 | 4,574 | #71 | 26 | #3,660 |
| 1987 | 4,814 | #68 | 27 | #3,389 |
| 1986 | 4,706 | #70 | 33 | #2,891 |
| 1985 | 4,495 | #69 | 39 | #2,531 |
| 1984 | 4,234 | #70 | 29 | #3,045 |
| 1983 | 4,470 | #66 | 37 | #2,503 |
| 1982 | 4,520 | #67 | 32 | #2,880 |
| 1981 | 4,539 | #66 | 34 | #2,705 |
| 1980 | 4,633 | #65 | 36 | #2,638 |
| 1979 | 4,422 | #68 | 32 | #2,779 |
| 1978 | 4,362 | #67 | 37 | #2,418 |
| 1977 | 3,966 | #70 | 24 | #3,241 |
| 1976 | 3,790 | #69 | 24 | #3,069 |
| 1975 | 3,852 | #72 | 25 | #2,937 |
| 1974 | 3,934 | #70 | 29 | #2,595 |
| 1973 | 3,861 | #71 | 24 | #2,889 |
| 1972 | 3,532 | #76 | 22 | #3,030 |
| 1971 | 3,850 | #76 | 25 | #2,852 |
| 1970 | 4,275 | #73 | 36 | #2,228 |
| 1969 | 4,008 | #74 | 24 | #2,751 |
| 1968 | 3,987 | #71 | 18 | #3,134 |
| 1967 | 4,049 | #73 | 22 | #2,686 |
| 1966 | 4,403 | #71 | 29 | #2,236 |
| 1965 | 4,891 | #70 | 16 | #3,227 |
| 1964 | 5,503 | #67 | 18 | #3,075 |
| 1963 | 5,653 | #70 | 30 | #2,202 |
| 1962 | 5,880 | #68 | 28 | #2,298 |
| 1961 | 5,977 | #69 | 22 | #2,659 |
| 1960 | 6,043 | #66 | 29 | #2,183 |
| 1959 | 5,597 | #74 | 24 | #2,381 |
| 1958 | 5,273 | #81 | 21 | #2,559 |
| 1957 | 5,543 | #79 | 27 | #2,150 |
| 1956 | 5,416 | #76 | 24 | #2,304 |
| 1955 | 5,410 | #74 | 16 | #2,933 |
| 1954 | 5,150 | #75 | 16 | #2,866 |
| 1953 | 5,102 | #76 | 10 | #3,896 |
| 1952 | 5,002 | #74 | 12 | #3,341 |
| 1951 | 4,910 | #79 | 14 | #2,897 |
| 1950 | 5,055 | #64 | 24 | #1,990 |
| 1949 | 5,201 | #66 | 17 | #2,493 |
| 1948 | 5,018 | #69 | 8 | #4,130 |
| 1947 | 4,789 | #74 | 11 | #3,401 |
| 1946 | 3,775 | #83 | 13 | #2,845 |
| 1945 | 3,081 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 3,002 | #83 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1943 | 3,251 | #81 | 8 | #3,747 |
| 1942 | 3,373 | #77 | 13 | #2,635 |
| 1941 | 2,870 | #77 | 8 | #3,493 |
| 1940 | 2,628 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 2,175 | #92 | 7 | #3,714 |
| 1938 | 2,153 | #95 | 9 | #3,130 |
| 1937 | 2,005 | #98 | 7 | #3,722 |
| 1936 | 1,847 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 1,783 | #107 | 7 | #3,678 |
| 1934 | 1,577 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 1,328 | #125 | 6 | #4,125 |
| 1932 | 1,314 | #134 | 13 | #2,466 |
| 1931 | 1,176 | #141 | 10 | #2,936 |
| 1930 | 1,175 | #144 | 9 | #3,273 |
| 1929 | 1,027 | #151 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1928 | 1,077 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 1,041 | #152 | 16 | #2,322 |
| 1926 | 1,020 | #154 | 9 | #3,491 |
| 1925 | 942 | #160 | 12 | #2,903 |
| 1924 | 900 | #166 | 6 | #4,922 |
| 1923 | 844 | #170 | 6 | #4,856 |
| 1922 | 920 | #164 | 5 | #5,627 |
| 1921 | 914 | #162 | 6 | #4,973 |
| 1920 | 840 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 741 | #177 | 6 | #4,696 |
| 1918 | 730 | #180 | 5 | #5,421 |
| 1917 | 722 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 723 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 628 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 537 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 369 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 306 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 212 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 167 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 146 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 131 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 124 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 122 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 127 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 127 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 92 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 87 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 78 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 127 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 88 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 86 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 82 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 89 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 90 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 110 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 81 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 104 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 74 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 80 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 78 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 116 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 80 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 94 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 87 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 89 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 92 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 103 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 84 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 75 | #174 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Phillip reached #64 in 1950. As a girl name, it reached #1,990 in 1950. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Phillip
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.