How Many People Are Named Phillip?
people named Phillip are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,503 people in the US has this name
Based on 312,891 babies named Phillip in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,076 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of PHILIP, inspired by the usual spelling of the surname.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Phillip in English. Counting Phillip and these spellings together, about 435,123 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Phillip (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Phillip alive today is about 50 years old, and 50% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 37 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Phillip first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1960, to 6,076 babies. In 2025, 425 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Phillip never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #64, in 1950, and it was in the top 100 for 55 years, 1937 to 1991. In 2025 it ranked #651.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #651 |
| Best rank | #64 (1950) |
| Years in the top 100 | 55 (1937 to 1991) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #77 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Phillip alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Phillip were born in California than in any other state: about 23,129 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Phillip was given 1.8 times as often in Alabama, 1.7 times in Kentucky and 1.7 times in New Mexico.
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