Phil is an established boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Phil is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,078 for boy births in the United States (and #16,866 across all names), given to 10 babies. Phil first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (677 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,078 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,985 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,753 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,622 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,010 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,562 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,328 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,612 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,252 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,727 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,459 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,959 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,584 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,434 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,391 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,454 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,346 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,358 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,760 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,014 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,791 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,737 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,982 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,010 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,249 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,506 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,116 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,268 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | — | #3,135 |
| 1996 | 35 | — | — | #2,324 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | — | #3,163 |
| 1994 | 39 | — | — | #2,112 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1992 | 35 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1991 | 47 | — | — | #1,740 |
| 1990 | 39 | — | — | #1,961 |
| 1989 | 47 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 46 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1987 | 39 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1986 | 43 | — | — | #1,557 |
| 1985 | 29 | — | — | #2,002 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | — | #1,678 |
| 1983 | 45 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1982 | 56 | — | — | #1,251 |
| 1981 | 68 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1980 | 49 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1979 | 61 | — | — | #1,166 |
| 1978 | 54 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1977 | 65 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1976 | 76 | — | — | #962 |
| 1975 | 69 | — | — | #991 |
| 1974 | 63 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1973 | 81 | — | — | #891 |
| 1972 | 121 | — | — | #724 |
| 1971 | 144 | — | — | #690 |
| 1970 | 155 | — | — | #658 |
| 1969 | 195 | — | — | #560 |
| 1968 | 193 | — | — | #544 |
| 1967 | 210 | — | — | #517 |
| 1966 | 271 | — | — | #464 |
| 1965 | 359 | — | — | #412 |
| 1964 | 478 | — | — | #357 |
| 1963 | 474 | — | — | #357 |
| 1962 | 613 | — | — | #317 |
| 1961 | 634 | — | — | #312 |
| 1960 | 631 | — | #7,071 | #314 |
| 1959 | 677 | — | — | #300 |
| 1958 | 581 | — | #6,778 | #320 |
| 1957 | 495 | — | — | #340 |
| 1956 | 335 | — | — | #416 |
| 1955 | 297 | — | — | #426 |
| 1954 | 241 | — | #6,406 | #473 |
| 1953 | 258 | — | — | #445 |
| 1952 | 262 | — | #5,411 | #439 |
| 1951 | 288 | — | — | #401 |
| 1950 | 359 | — | — | #357 |
| 1949 | 443 | — | #5,850 | #328 |
| 1948 | 575 | — | — | #281 |
| 1947 | 659 | — | — | #261 |
| 1946 | 543 | — | — | #276 |
| 1945 | 392 | — | #5,087 | #303 |
| 1944 | 407 | — | — | #296 |
| 1943 | 420 | — | #5,205 | #306 |
| 1942 | 405 | — | — | #303 |
| 1941 | 392 | — | — | #295 |
| 1940 | 354 | — | — | #297 |
| 1939 | 332 | — | — | #307 |
| 1938 | 310 | — | — | #311 |
| 1937 | 289 | — | — | #319 |
| 1936 | 285 | — | — | #319 |
| 1935 | 264 | — | — | #338 |
| 1934 | 273 | — | — | #327 |
| 1933 | 209 | — | — | #375 |
| 1932 | 217 | — | — | #382 |
| 1931 | 207 | — | — | #392 |
| 1930 | 185 | — | — | #431 |
| 1929 | 157 | — | — | #468 |
| 1928 | 158 | — | #5,277 | #491 |
| 1927 | 174 | — | #4,697 | #467 |
| 1926 | 161 | — | #4,723 | #483 |
| 1925 | 140 | — | — | #521 |
| 1924 | 161 | — | #4,355 | #503 |
| 1923 | 163 | — | #4,285 | #493 |
| 1922 | 136 | — | — | #539 |
| 1921 | 157 | — | — | #495 |
| 1920 | 130 | — | — | #537 |
| 1919 | 130 | — | — | #523 |
| 1918 | 155 | — | — | #477 |
| 1917 | 133 | — | — | #500 |
| 1916 | 108 | — | — | #551 |
| 1915 | 120 | — | — | #508 |
| 1914 | 101 | — | — | #485 |
| 1913 | 73 | — | — | #507 |
| 1912 | 62 | — | #3,337 | #528 |
| 1911 | 29 | — | — | #570 |
| 1910 | 32 | — | — | #499 |
| 1909 | 23 | — | — | #554 |
| 1908 | 26 | — | — | #497 |
| 1907 | 23 | — | — | #492 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #560 |
| 1905 | 21 | — | — | #504 |
| 1904 | 21 | — | — | #477 |
| 1903 | 20 | — | — | #483 |
| 1902 | 23 | — | — | #435 |
| 1901 | 21 | — | — | #420 |
| 1900 | 22 | — | — | #508 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #542 |
| 1898 | 19 | — | — | #482 |
| 1897 | 23 | — | — | #401 |
| 1896 | 17 | — | — | #514 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | — | #550 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | — | #458 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | — | #500 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | — | #439 |
| 1891 | 16 | — | — | #455 |
| 1890 | 21 | — | — | #401 |
| 1889 | 19 | — | — | #428 |
| 1888 | 17 | — | — | #477 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #434 |
| 1886 | 18 | — | — | #426 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #518 |
| 1884 | 19 | — | — | #426 |
| 1883 | 23 | — | — | #353 |
| 1882 | 13 | — | — | #534 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #408 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #556 |