Phi

Phi

Primarily a boy's name · 91% boys

Origin: Vietnamese

Phi first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 26 babies (rank #2,726 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Phi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Phi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

519

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	5	#6,253
1977	5	#6,591
1979	10	#4,006
1980	10	#4,054
1981	18	#2,653
1982	16	#2,939
1983	16	#2,884
1984	16	#2,917
1985	13	#3,551
1986	23	#2,408
1987	23	#2,442
1988	17	#3,177
1989	12	#4,455
1990	19	#3,275
1991	25	#2,731
1992	26	#2,726
1993	16	#3,967
1994	20	#3,433
1995	8	#6,827
1996	18	#3,788
1997	16	#4,190
1998	6	#9,335
1999	17	#4,290
2000	10	#6,699
2001	8	#8,115
2002	12	#5,982
2003	13	#5,801
2004	9	#8,008
2005	10	#7,516
2006	9	#8,564
2007	8	#9,532
2008	11	#7,576
2009	9	#8,821
2010	5	#13,753
2012	5	#13,712
2015	10	#7,898

Year

Babies

Rank

1976

#6,253

1977

#6,591

1979

#4,006

1980

#4,054

1981

#2,653

1982

#2,939

1983

#2,884

1984

#2,917

1985

#3,551

1986

#2,408

1987

#2,442

1988

#3,177

1989

#4,455

1990

#3,275

1991

#2,731

1992

#2,726

1993

#3,967

1994

#3,433

1995

#6,827

1996

#3,788

1997

#4,190

1998

#9,335

1999

#4,290

2000

#6,699

2001

#8,115

2002

#5,982

2003

#5,801

2004

#8,008

2005

#7,516

2006

#8,564

2007

#9,532

2008

#7,576

2009

#8,821

2010

#13,753

2012

#13,712

2015

#7,898

Numerology of Phi

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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