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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Phylis

Phylis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 791st; the most babies were born in 1949 (109). More babies were named Phylis in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1949109 babies
Total since 1880
3,342babies recorded

Phylis popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,98611
1960#1,45158
1950#1,03379
1940#86169
1930#83074
1920#1,03752
1910#2,3526
1900#1,8846
1890——
1880——

How popular is Phylis, counting every spelling?

Phylis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Phylis?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Phylis are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 67 and 81. That makes Phylis a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Phylis by state

How common Phylis was among girls born in each state in 1947–1951, around its peak. In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesKY0.03West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMD0.04Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAR0.04Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Phylis, girls, 1947–1951. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Phylis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Phylis, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Phylis

How popular is the name Phylis?

Phylis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 791st; the most babies were born in 1949 (109). More babies were named Phylis in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Phylis a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,342 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Phylis most popular?

In 1947–1951, Phylis was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Missouri.