Phil

/FIHL/
boy 1 syllable steady

Phil is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #16081 for boy births in the United States, given to 10 babies. Phil first appears in the data in 1880 and reached its peak in 1959 (677 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Phil? (U.S. births per year)

188019001920194019601980200020202025
U.S. births per year, 1880–2025 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
#16,081U.S. rank in 2025
677peak births · 1959
1880first appeared
10births in 2025

About the name Phil

PronunciationFIHL
Used inEnglish
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Phil popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
202510#16,081
20246#22,484
20239#17,318
20228#18,754
202110#16,090
20209#17,103
201914#13,076
201813#13,781
201718#11,107
201616#12,192
201517#11,715
201412#14,826
201316#12,242
201217#11,898
20118#19,734
20108#19,883
200914#13,941
200823#9,902
200720#10,808
200618#11,300
200525#8,548
200418#10,566
200316#11,227
200221#9,045
200119#9,593
200024#7,954
199918#9,320
199824#7,449
199724#7,201
199635#5,428
199522#7,357
199439#4,944
199332#5,588
199235#5,226
199147#4,212
199039#4,670
198947#3,952
198846#3,791
198739#4,100
198643#3,725
198529#4,869
198435#4,128
198345#3,411
198256#3,027
198168#2,676
198049#3,295
197961#2,818
197854#2,929
197765#2,593
197676#2,270
197569#2,379
197463#2,484
197381#2,088
1972121#1,673
1971144#1,575
1970155#1,503
1969195#1,253
1968193#1,221
1967210#1,157
1966271#1,018
1965359#898
1964478#794
1963474#793
1962613#687
1961634#684
1960631#681
1959677#658
1958581#692
1957495#749
1956335#916
1955297#944
1954241#1,034
1953258#977
1952262#948
1951288#872
1950359#775
1949443#694
1948575#599
1947659#559
1946543#592
1945392#649
1944407#633
1943420#644
1942405#650
1941392#625
1940354#643
1939332#662
1938310#679
1937289#691
1936285#684
1935264#723
1934273#706
1933209#807
1932217#811
1931207#815
1930185#901
1929157#989
1928158#1,014
1927174#980
1926161#1,014
1925140#1,118
1924161#1,059
1923163#1,031
1922136#1,158
1921157#1,057
1920130#1,149
1919130#1,128
1918155#1,042
1917133#1,083
1916108#1,195
1915120#1,089
1914101#1,039
191373#1,104
191262#1,122
191129#1,346
191032#1,240
190923#1,366
190826#1,243
190723#1,251
190618#1,396
190521#1,282
190421#1,237
190320#1,239
190223#1,137
190121#1,110
190022#1,272
189914#1,389
189819#1,239
189723#1,032
189617#1,287
189515#1,342
189419#1,134
189315#1,243
189220#1,083
189116#1,124
189021#970
188919#1,011
188817#1,095
188716#991
188618#947
188514#1,091
188419#889
188323#748
188213#1,033
188118#809
188012#1,053