Phyliss

FEYE-lihs /ˈfaɪlɪs/
girl 2 syllables fading

Phyliss is an uncommon variant of Phyllis that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Phyliss is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1983. Phyliss was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1951 (70 births).

About the name Phyliss

PronunciationFEYE-lihs /ˈfaɪlɪs/
70peak births 1951
1909first in SSA data

Names similar to Phyliss

How popular is Phyliss?

Girls named Phyliss
1909191019201930194019501960197019801983
Girls named Phyliss per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–1983 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1983) 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

Phyliss total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19836—#9,874
19817—#8,775
19806—#9,994
19775—#10,781
19766—#8,900
197511—#5,411
19745—#9,784
19735—#9,384
19727—#7,069
19718—#6,434
197013—#4,422
196913—#4,114
196817—#3,271
196721—#2,763
196633—#2,047
196534—#2,017
196432—#2,142
196348—#1,666
196249—#1,622
196153—#1,565
196036—#1,916
195944—#1,665
195836—#1,844
195755—#1,436
195650—#1,515
195554—#1,367
195459—#1,298
195357—#1,296
195256—#1,279
195170—#1,114
195068—#1,120
194961—#1,169
194861—#1,152
194769—#1,077
194660—#1,105
194549—#1,128
194446—#1,170
194347—#1,191
194251—#1,109
194154—#1,000
194043—#1,112
193943—#1,096
193847—#1,052
193738—#1,175
193646—#1,032
193544—#1,052
193429—#1,369
193337—#1,173
193241—#1,125
193149—#1,009
193033—#1,340
192938—#1,220
192832—#1,387
192739—#1,273
192634—#1,381
192541—#1,222
192429—#1,599
192345—#1,157
192234—#1,398
192135—#1,367
192031—#1,465
191916—#2,239
191829—#1,489
191717—#2,082
191616—#2,109
191513—#2,358
191416—#1,723
19138—#2,499
19129—#2,109
19117—#2,147
19095—#2,476