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Phillips

Boy #10516 in 2023

Phillips is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Phillips

Popularity, 1904–2023

7 births in 2023

1904 2023

1,331 U.S. births recorded from 1904–2023.

Peak year

1949

32 babies

First recorded

1904

119 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

From Patrick, from Patricius, the name of an early Irish saint

Girl · coinages

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593)

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Peter, from Petrus, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from t=stone, rock

Boy · Ancient Greek

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.