EveryBabyNames

Phillip

4 countries#651 in United States, 2025
US
#651
in United States, 2025
SCOT
327
total births, Scotland
FR
90
total births, France
NI
43
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
313,351
Peak year (United States)
1960
Peak-year count
6,076
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Phillip was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

312,891 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #651 · peaked in 1960 with 6,076 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, New York

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

327 births recorded 1974–2020 · peaked in 1981 with 22 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

90 births recorded 1954–2012 · peaked in 1958 with 12 births

Most common in: Paris, Charente-Maritime, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

43 births recorded 1997–2012 · peaked in 2000 with 7 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Phillip’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#286
2007#292↓6
2008#304↓12
2009#339↓35
2010#354↓15
2011#378↓24
2012#350↑28
2013#362↓12
2014#390↓28
2015#408↓18
2016#437↓29
2017#427↑10
2018#449↓22
2019#503↓54
2020#519↓16
2021#524↓5
2022#572↓48
2023#616↓44
2024#626↓10
2025#651↓25

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