Phyllis
Girl · Greek
Phyllis is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Phyllis mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek derived from the mythological character.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Phyllis a girl's or a boy's name?
Phyllis is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Phyllis in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 5 girls.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#32), 1914 (#14), 1924 (#24), 1934 (#43) and 1944 (#96).
Phyllis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
How popular is Phyllis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Phyllis, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 9,187 girls.
Half of all the girls named Phyllis in the US since 1880 were born between 1929 and 1951, the years shaded on the chart below.
Phyllis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3,252 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 43 | #3,045 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 56 | #2,357 |
| 1996 | 70 | #1,992 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,977 |
| 1994 | 69 | #2,021 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 79 | #1,814 |
| 1991 | 82 | #1,746 |
| 1990 | 85 | #1,712 |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,503 |
| 1988 | 115 | #1,268 |
| 1987 | 120 | #1,202 |
| 1986 | 107 | #1,260 |
| 1985 | 129 | #1,118 |
| 1984 | 151 | #957 |
| 1983 | 172 | #880 |
| 1982 | 177 | #871 |
| 1981 | 183 | #851 |
| 1980 | 181 | #853 |
| 1979 | 203 | #782 |
| 1978 | 222 | #711 |
| 1977 | 238 | #664 |
| 1976 | 241 | #642 |
| 1975 | 325 | #531 |
| 1974 | 307 | #548 |
| 1973 | 404 | #456 |
| 1972 | 503 | #398 |
| 1971 | 625 | #374 |
| 1970 | 767 | #341 |
| 1969 | 903 | #301 |
| 1968 | 1,088 | #251 |
| 1967 | 1,396 | #215 |
| 1966 | 1,938 | #173 |
| 1965 | 2,464 | #155 |
| 1964 | 2,895 | #140 |
| 1963 | 3,245 | #131 |
| 1962 | 3,496 | #129 |
| 1961 | 3,844 | #120 |
| 1960 | 4,435 | #108 |
| 1959 | 4,685 | #103 |
| 1958 | 5,081 | #94 |
| 1957 | 5,306 | #90 |
| 1956 | 5,642 | #82 |
| 1955 | 5,689 | #74 |
| 1954 | 5,763 | #75 |
| 1953 | 5,961 | #69 |
| 1952 | 6,151 | #65 |
| 1951 | 6,791 | #57 |
| 1950 | 6,695 | #53 |
| 1949 | 7,315 | #50 |
| 1948 | 7,876 | #46 |
| 1947 | 9,187 | #37 |
| 1946 | 8,048 | #41 |
| 1945 | 6,530 | #40 |
| 1944 | 7,022 | #40 |
| 1943 | 7,610 | #39 |
| 1942 | 7,793 | #37 |
| 1941 | 7,346 | #35 |
| 1940 | 7,416 | #33 |
| 1939 | 7,590 | #30 |
| 1938 | 7,644 | #28 |
| 1937 | 7,245 | #27 |
| 1936 | 7,374 | #25 |
| 1935 | 7,370 | #27 |
| 1934 | 7,180 | #28 |
| 1933 | 7,111 | #28 |
| 1932 | 7,308 | #30 |
| 1931 | 7,213 | #29 |
| 1930 | 7,770 | #28 |
| 1929 | 7,995 | #24 |
| 1928 | 7,924 | #26 |
| 1927 | 7,425 | #29 |
| 1926 | 6,921 | #33 |
| 1925 | 6,486 | #40 |
| 1924 | 6,267 | #44 |
| 1923 | 5,476 | #45 |
| 1922 | 4,935 | #53 |
| 1921 | 4,590 | #60 |
| 1920 | 3,852 | #72 |
| 1919 | 3,189 | #84 |
| 1918 | 3,326 | #80 |
| 1917 | 2,696 | #92 |
| 1916 | 2,427 | #95 |
| 1915 | 2,088 | #100 |
| 1914 | 1,407 | #113 |
| 1913 | 1,054 | #122 |
| 1912 | 779 | #140 |
| 1911 | 527 | #154 |
| 1910 | 392 | #175 |
| 1909 | 352 | #172 |
| 1908 | 288 | #192 |
| 1907 | 262 | #200 |
| 1906 | 195 | #224 |
| 1905 | 183 | #234 |
| 1904 | 181 | #228 |
| 1903 | 150 | #245 |
| 1902 | 164 | #235 |
| 1901 | 124 | #261 |
| 1900 | 124 | #297 |
| 1899 | 111 | #272 |
| 1898 | 108 | #299 |
| 1897 | 67 | #356 |
| 1896 | 69 | #349 |
| 1895 | 65 | #349 |
| 1894 | 56 | #372 |
| 1893 | 53 | #370 |
| 1892 | 31 | #489 |
| 1891 | 31 | #457 |
| 1890 | 42 | #384 |
| 1889 | 25 | #499 |
| 1888 | 29 | #458 |
| 1887 | 18 | #524 |
| 1886 | 20 | #491 |
| 1885 | 11 | #658 |
| 1884 | 16 | #520 |
| 1883 | 15 | #499 |
| 1882 | 8 | #678 |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
| 1880 | 6 | #738 |
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