NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Phil Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Phil: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 20,036 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
20,036
Peak year
1959 #300
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-38.6%

In the 1950s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20118#9391
201217#5434
201316#5584
201412#6959
201517#5459
201616#5727
201718#5252
201813#6612
201914#6328
20209#8562
202110#8010
20228#9622
20239#8753
20246#11985
202510#8078

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1959

CA
84
IL
44
TX
41
OH
39
MI
38
IN
33

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