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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Phyliss

Phyliss was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 1000th; the most babies were born in 1951 (70). More babies were named Phyliss in the 1950s 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
195170 babies
Total since 1880
2,406babies recorded

Phyliss popularity since 1880

0255075100 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#9,9946
1970#4,42213
1960#1,91636
1950#1,12068
1940#1,11243
1930#1,34033
1920#1,46531
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Phyliss, counting every spelling?

Phyliss has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Phyliss?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Phyliss are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 65 and 79. That makes Phyliss 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.

Phyliss by state

How common Phyliss was among girls born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. In 42 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesLA0.07Mississippi: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Phyliss, girls, 1949–1953. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Phyliss

How popular is the name Phyliss?

Phyliss was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 1000th; the most babies were born in 1951 (70). More babies were named Phyliss in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Phyliss a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,406 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Phyliss most popular?

In 1949–1953, Phyliss was most common in Louisiana (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and North Carolina.