Is Phyllis a boy or girl name?
Phyllis is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Phyllis, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 323,361 US babies named Phyllis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,282
- Babies named Phyllis since 1880
- 323,361
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 9,205 babies
Boys and girls named Phyllis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 153 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 633 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,023 | 100% |
| 1910s | 39 | 17,885 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 139 | 61,871 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 260 | 73,804 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 240 | 76,142 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 118 | 57,766 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 68 | 25,704 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 7 | 3,836 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,430 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 686 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,282 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,126 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,549 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,403 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,024 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,630 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,723 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,987 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,984 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,945 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,663 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,004 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,511 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,557 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,046 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,751 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,859 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,508 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,042 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,503 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,782 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,300 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,389 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,092 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,881 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,384 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,011 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,000 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,040 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,720 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,825 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,764 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,516 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,276 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,204 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,268 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,124 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 151 | #959 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 172 | #883 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 178 | #869 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 182 | #856 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 181 | #857 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 204 | #782 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 222 | #713 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 238 | #665 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 241 | #644 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 325 | #531 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 307 | #548 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 404 | #457 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 503 | #399 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,275 | 625 | #374 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 767 | #341 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 904 | #301 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,087 | #251 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,466 | 1,396 | #215 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,938 | #173 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,474 | 2,464 | #155 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,796 | 2,895 | #140 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,924 | 3,246 | #130 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,474 | 3,496 | #129 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,122 | 3,841 | #120 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,818 | 4,437 | #108 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,985 | 4,684 | #104 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,236 | 5,083 | #94 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,971 | 5,305 | #90 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,237 | 5,642 | #82 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,774 | 5,690 | #74 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,691 | 5,763 | #75 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,218 | 5,962 | #69 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,471 | 6,151 | #65 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,029 | 6,791 | #57 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,408 | 6,695 | #53 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,807 | 7,315 | #50 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,929 | 7,876 | #46 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,837 | 9,187 | #37 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,462 | 8,048 | #41 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,568 | 6,530 | #40 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,230 | 7,022 | #40 |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,334 | 7,609 | #39 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,374 | 7,793 | #37 |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,293 | 7,346 | #35 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,151 | 7,416 | #33 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,385 | 7,590 | #30 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,165 | 7,644 | #28 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,307 | 7,245 | #27 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,495 | 7,374 | #25 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,220 | 7,369 | #27 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,486 | 7,180 | #28 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,248 | 7,111 | #28 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,415 | 7,308 | #30 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,525 | 7,213 | #29 |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,417 | 7,770 | #28 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,595 | 7,995 | #24 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,554 | 7,924 | #26 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,854 | 7,425 | #29 |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,055 | 6,921 | #33 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,062 | 6,486 | #40 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,954 | 6,267 | #44 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,742 | 5,476 | #45 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,956 | 4,935 | #53 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,163 | 4,590 | #60 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 3,852 | #72 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 3,189 | #84 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,626 | 3,326 | #80 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,688 | 2,696 | #92 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,352 | 2,427 | #95 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,266 | 2,088 | #100 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,847 | 1,407 | #113 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,155 | 1,054 | #122 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 779 | #140 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 527 | #155 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 392 | #175 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 352 | #172 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 288 | #194 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 262 | #200 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 195 | #225 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 183 | #235 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 181 | #229 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 150 | #245 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 164 | #237 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 124 | #261 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 124 | #297 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 111 | #272 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 108 | #299 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 67 | #359 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 69 | #350 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 65 | #350 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 56 | #375 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 53 | #373 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 31 | #495 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 31 | #469 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 42 | #391 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 25 | #510 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 29 | #466 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 18 | #533 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 20 | #506 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #689 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 16 | #537 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 15 | #512 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #725 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #919 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #820 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Phyllis reached #1,151 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #24 in 1929. 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 Phyllis
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.