Phil
Phil was the 8078th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 261st; the most babies were born in 1959 (677). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,619 places. More babies were named Phil in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,078 boys, up 484 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959677 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,108babies recorded
Phil popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 72 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,078 | 10 |
| 2020 | #8,562 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,454 | 8 |
| 2000 | #3,506 | 24 |
| 1990 | #1,961 | 39 |
| 1980 | #1,353 | 49 |
| 1970 | #658 | 155 |
| 1960 | #314 | 626 |
| 1950 | #357 | 359 |
| 1940 | #297 | 354 |
| 1930 | #431 | 185 |
| 1920 | #537 | 130 |
| 1910 | #499 | 32 |
| 1900 | #508 | 22 |
| 1890 | #401 | 21 |
| 1880 | #556 | 12 |
How popular is Phil, counting every spelling?
Phil has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Phil?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Phil (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Phil born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Phil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Phil?
About 10,000 people born in the US named Phil are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 60 and 76. That makes Phil a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Phil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Phil, they share its era and feel.
Phil is also a nickname for Philip.
Questions about the name Phil
How popular is the name Phil?
Phil was the 8078th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 261st; the most babies were born in 1959 (677). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,619 places. More babies were named Phil in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Phil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Phil in the US.