Philis

FIH-leez /ˈfɪliz/
girl 2 syllables fading

Philis is a very rare variant of Phyllis that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Philis is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Philis was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1949 (11 births).

About the name Philis

PronunciationFIH-leez /ˈfɪliz/
11peak births 1949
1917first in SSA data

Names similar to Philis

How popular is Philis?

Girls named Philis
19171920193019401950196019701973
Girls named Philis per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–1973 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1973) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Philis total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19735—#9,381
196710—#4,536
19665—#7,336
19656—#6,331
19645—#7,527
19616—#6,379
19605—#7,074
19599—#4,544
19585—#6,779
19577—#5,254
19558—#4,645
19549—#4,203
19539—#4,159
19519—#3,933
19508—#4,228
194911—#3,346
19488—#4,131
194710—#3,647
19467—#4,314
19456—#4,428
19448—#3,619
194210—#3,155
19407—#3,773
19395—#4,791
19266—#4,725
19235—#5,546
19225—#5,626
19218—#3,951
19198—#3,736
19177—#4,011