Is Phillis a boy or girl name?
Phillis was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,683 US babies named Phillis were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Phillis since 1882
- 3,683
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 118 babies
Boys and girls named Phillis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 200 | 100% |
| 1920s | 6 | 429 | 98.6% |
| 1930s | 0 | 468 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 771 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 825 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 601 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,523 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,218 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,205 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,890 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,060 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,816 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,274 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,869 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,105 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,106 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,674 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,925 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,410 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,768 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,718 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,432 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,727 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,981 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,608 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,653 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,338 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,684 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,686 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,722 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,746 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,693 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,300 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,315 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,347 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,339 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,114 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,287 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,162 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,217 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,094 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,205 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,131 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,091 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,026 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 101 | #912 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 94 | #922 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 118 | #801 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 93 | #906 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 108 | #845 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 87 | #896 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,029 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 62 | #992 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 80 | #878 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 76 | #899 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,181 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,033 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,050 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,016 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 52 | #979 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 54 | #937 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,037 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,201 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,045 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,124 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,069 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,010 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,061 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,066 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,065 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,178 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,207 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,233 | 39 | #1,298 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,281 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,206 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,366 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,243 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,054 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,594 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,300 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,522 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,083 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,429 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,744 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,108 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,764 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,900 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,729 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,053 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,483 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,909 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,113 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,293 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,564 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,697 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,788 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,089 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,281 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,109 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,118 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,153 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,416 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,490 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #882 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Phillis reached #4,233 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #801 in 1949. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Phillis
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.