Boys' name · peaked in 1949
Phillip name popularity since 1925
300,361 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Phillip. Half of them were born in 1967 or earlier, so the typical Phillip is about 59 years old in 2026. Phillip peaked in 1949 as the #66 name for boys, and it ranked #651 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 300,361
- Named Phillip, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #651
- for boys in 2025 (425 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 1,296 girls · 299,065 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 1.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Phillip made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Phillip births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1960. Measured as a share of all babies, Phillip peaked in 1949.
- Fastest rise: Between 1929 and 1934, Phillip became 1.6× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1989 and 1994, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 424 to 1 in 722.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Phillip's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Phillip.
Decade by decade
Babies named Phillip in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 47 | 5,107 | – |
| 1930s | 68 | 16,534 | #107 |
| 1940s | 86 | 36,989 | #85 |
| 1950s | 188 | 52,457 | #74 |
| 1960s | 236 | 50,396 | #70 |
| 1970s | 278 | 39,845 | #72 |
| 1980s | 319 | 45,707 | #69 |
| 1990s | 64 | 27,972 | #137 |
| 2000s | 10 | 13,473 | #268 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,626 | #409 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,959 | #651 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
33.5% of babies named Phillip from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Phillip is most popular
The index compares Phillip's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Phillip.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1.87× | 9,980 |
| New Mexico | 1.83× | 3,052 |
| Kentucky | 1.76× | 8,859 |
| Oklahoma | 1.60× | 6,297 |
| Arkansas | 1.54× | 4,774 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Phillip and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip (this page) | 299,065 | 1949 |
| Philip | 305,289 | 1948 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Phillip's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Phillip.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Phillip (1949).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data