Phillips

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Phillips first appears in the data in 1904 and has been recorded in 100 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1949 with 32 babies (rank #1,292 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Phillips

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,331

Total babies (all years)

100

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Phillips

Phillips Idowuathletics competitor · b. 1978

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1904	5	#1,356
1909	8	#1,138
1912	7	#2,218
1913	7	#2,444
1914	12	#1,946
1915	13	#2,150
1916	16	#1,923
1917	18	#1,797
1918	18	#1,886
1919	21	#1,679
1920	12	#2,572
1921	14	#2,352
1922	16	#2,122
1923	22	#1,686
1924	23	#1,666
1925	17	#1,995
1926	15	#2,163
1927	17	#2,015
1928	21	#1,690
1929	16	#1,985
1930	23	#1,555
1931	19	#1,680
1932	19	#1,699
1933	14	#1,979
1934	21	#1,541
1935	14	#2,005
1936	16	#1,777
1937	20	#1,569
1938	17	#1,728
1939	13	#2,030
1940	16	#1,783
1941	23	#1,439
1942	7	#3,143
1943	16	#1,888
1944	14	#1,960
1945	18	#1,616
1946	18	#1,744
1947	15	#2,052
1948	17	#1,866
1949	32	#1,292
1950	19	#1,734
1951	17	#1,889
1952	15	#2,055
1953	15	#2,087
1954	13	#2,288
1955	18	#1,892
1956	20	#1,804
1957	15	#2,170
1958	10	#2,769
1959	15	#2,176
1960	14	#2,288
1961	19	#1,927
1962	13	#2,338
1963	14	#2,280
1964	19	#1,886
1965	9	#2,932
1966	11	#2,586
1967	8	#3,177
1968	9	#3,042
1969	10	#3,013
1970	12	#2,846
1971	7	#4,274
1972	10	#3,288
1973	11	#3,165
1974	6	#5,084
1975	7	#4,662
1976	7	#4,793
1977	14	#3,009
1978	15	#2,891
1980	7	#5,359
1981	10	#4,077
1982	14	#3,244
1983	16	#2,885
1984	9	#4,456
1985	17	#2,914
1986	13	#3,600
1987	12	#3,906
1988	11	#4,385
1989	15	#3,762
1990	18	#3,427
1991	16	#3,777
1992	10	#5,547
1993	13	#4,631
1994	8	#6,819
1995	7	#7,583
1996	9	#6,364
1997	10	#5,984
1998	8	#7,357
1999	6	#9,577
2000	7	#8,890
2001	12	#5,935
2002	5	#12,012
2003	14	#5,478
2005	5	#12,858
2010	5	#13,755
2015	5	#13,537
2018	7	#10,463
2019	8	#9,523
2021	5	#13,583
2023	7	#10,516