Phil

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek Φιλιππος, from a compound of φίλος and ἵππος. Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. Philip has many alternative spellings.

From Wikipedia

Phil first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 677 babies (rank #300 that year). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys (rank #11,936). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Phil

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,098

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

677

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Phil

Phil Fodenassociation football player · b. 2000
Phil Jonesassociation football player · b. 1992
Phil Jagielkaassociation football player · b. 1982
Phil Nevillecricketer · b. 1977
Phil HillFormula One driver · b. 1927

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#556
1881	18	#408
1882	13	#534
1883	23	#353
1884	19	#426
1885	14	#518
1886	18	#426
1887	16	#434
1888	17	#477
1889	19	#428
1890	21	#401
1891	16	#455
1892	20	#439
1893	15	#500
1894	19	#458
1895	15	#550
1896	17	#514
1897	23	#401
1898	19	#482
1899	14	#542
1900	22	#508
1901	21	#420
1902	23	#435
1903	20	#483
1904	21	#477
1905	21	#504
1906	18	#560
1907	23	#492
1908	26	#497
1909	23	#554
1910	32	#499
1911	29	#570
1912	57	#528
1913	73	#507
1914	101	#485
1915	120	#508
1916	108	#551
1917	133	#500
1918	155	#477
1919	130	#523
1920	130	#537
1921	157	#495
1922	136	#539
1923	156	#493
1924	154	#503
1925	140	#521
1926	155	#483
1927	168	#467
1928	153	#491
1929	157	#468
1930	185	#431
1931	207	#392
1932	217	#382
1933	209	#375
1934	273	#327
1935	264	#338
1936	285	#319
1937	289	#319
1938	310	#311
1939	332	#307
1940	354	#297
1941	392	#295
1942	405	#303
1943	415	#306
1944	407	#296
1945	387	#303
1946	543	#276
1947	659	#261
1948	575	#281
1949	438	#328
1950	359	#357
1951	288	#401
1952	256	#439
1953	258	#445
1954	236	#474
1955	297	#426
1956	335	#416
1957	495	#341
1958	576	#320
1959	677	#300
1960	626	#314
1961	633	#312
1962	613	#317
1963	474	#357
1964	479	#357
1965	359	#412
1966	271	#464
1967	210	#517
1968	193	#544
1969	195	#560
1970	155	#658
1971	144	#690
1972	121	#724
1973	81	#890
1974	63	#1,042
1975	69	#991
1976	76	#961
1977	65	#1,077
1978	54	#1,224
1979	61	#1,166
1980	49	#1,353
1981	68	#1,109
1982	56	#1,251
1983	45	#1,417
1984	35	#1,678
1985	29	#2,002
1986	43	#1,557
1987	39	#1,726
1988	46	#1,589
1989	47	#1,673
1990	39	#1,961
1991	47	#1,740
1992	35	#2,204
1993	32	#2,386
1994	39	#2,112
1995	22	#3,163
1996	35	#2,324
1997	24	#3,135
1998	24	#3,268
1999	18	#4,116
2000	24	#3,506
2001	19	#4,248
2002	21	#4,010
2003	16	#4,982
2004	18	#4,734
2005	25	#3,791
2006	18	#5,014
2007	20	#4,758
2008	23	#4,357
2009	14	#6,345
2010	8	#9,450
2011	8	#9,390
2012	17	#5,433
2013	16	#5,584
2014	12	#6,956
2015	17	#5,459
2016	16	#5,724
2017	18	#5,250
2018	13	#6,609
2019	14	#6,324
2020	9	#8,555
2021	10	#8,006
2022	8	#9,619
2023	9	#8,748
2024	6	#11,936