Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Phil

#822 most common boys' name of all time · #1,867 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#822
Rank overall
#1,867 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
20,108
Since 2016
113
Peak year
1959 #300
Best rank
#261 1947
Girls Boys peak 677/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Phil is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 10 10 #7,686
2024 — 6 6 #10,949
2023 — 9 9 #8,263
2022 — 8 8 #9,004
2021 — 10 10 #7,593
2020 — 9 9 #8,077
2019 — 14 14 #6,108
2018 — 13 13 #6,351
2017 — 18 18 #5,116
2016 — 16 16 #5,561
2015 — 17 17 #5,293
2014 — 12 12 #6,642
2013 — 16 16 #5,409
2012 — 17 17 #5,261
2011 — 8 8 #8,777
2010 — 8 8 #8,814
2009 — 14 14 #6,099
2008 — 23 23 #4,269
2007 — 20 20 #4,640
2006 — 18 18 #4,870
2005 — 25 25 #3,712
2004 — 18 18 #4,606
2003 — 16 16 #4,818
2002 — 21 21 #3,912
2001 — 19 19 #4,125
2000 — 24 24 #3,425
1999 — 18 18 #3,993
1998 — 24 24 #3,198
1997 — 24 24 #3,068
1996 — 35 35 #2,301
1995 — 22 22 #3,103
1994 — 39 39 #2,082
1993 — 32 32 #2,349
1992 — 35 35 #2,176
1991 — 47 47 #1,725
1990 — 39 39 #1,947
1989 — 47 47 #1,661
1988 — 46 46 #1,576
1987 — 39 39 #1,709
1986 — 43 43 #1,538
1985 — 29 29 #1,979
1984 — 35 35 #1,658
1983 — 45 45 #1,402
1982 — 56 56 #1,242
1981 — 68 68 #1,103
1980 — 49 49 #1,342
1979 — 61 61 #1,156
1978 — 54 54 #1,215
1977 — 65 65 #1,071
1976 — 76 76 #959
1975 — 69 69 #986
1974 — 63 63 #1,038
1973 — 81 81 #886
1972 — 121 121 #724
1971 — 144 144 #690
1970 — 155 155 #658
1969 — 195 195 #559
1968 — 193 193 #545
1967 — 210 210 #517
1966 — 271 271 #464
1965 — 359 359 #412
1964 — 478 478 #357
1963 — 474 474 #357
1962 — 613 613 #317
1961 — 634 634 #312
1960 5 626 631 #314
1959 — 677 677 #300
1958 5 576 581 #320
1957 — 495 495 #341
1956 — 335 335 #416
1955 — 297 297 #425
1954 5 236 241 #472
1953 — 258 258 #445
1952 6 256 262 #438
1951 — 288 288 #400
1950 — 359 359 #357
1949 5 438 443 #328
1948 — 575 575 #281
1947 — 659 659 #261
1946 — 543 543 #276
1945 5 387 392 #303
1944 — 407 407 #296
1943 5 415 420 #306
1942 — 405 405 #303
1941 — 392 392 #295
1940 — 354 354 #297
1939 — 332 332 #306
1938 — 310 310 #311
1937 — 289 289 #319
1936 — 285 285 #319
1935 — 264 264 #338
1934 — 273 273 #328
1933 — 209 209 #375
1932 — 217 217 #382
1931 — 207 207 #392
1930 — 185 185 #431
1929 — 157 157 #468
1928 5 153 158 #491
1927 6 168 174 #467
1926 6 155 161 #483
1925 — 140 140 #518
1924 7 154 161 #500
1923 7 156 163 #493
1922 — 136 136 #538
1921 — 157 157 #495
1920 — 130 130 #535
1919 — 130 130 #523
1918 — 155 155 #475
1917 — 133 133 #499
1916 — 108 108 #551
1915 — 120 120 #508
1914 — 101 101 #486
1913 — 73 73 #508
1912 5 57 62 #525
1911 — 29 29 #568
1910 — 32 32 #498
1909 — 23 23 #553
1908 — 26 26 #493
1907 — 23 23 #491
1906 — 18 18 #558
1905 — 21 21 #497
1904 — 21 21 #476
1903 — 20 20 #480
1902 — 23 23 #434
1901 — 21 21 #419
1900 — 22 22 #506
1899 — 14 14 #533
1898 — 19 19 #482
1897 — 23 23 #400
1896 — 17 17 #510
1895 — 15 15 #546
1894 — 19 19 #456
1893 — 15 15 #493
1892 — 20 20 #440
1891 — 16 16 #451
1890 — 21 21 #401
1889 — 19 19 #428
1888 — 17 17 #479
1887 — 16 16 #432
1886 — 18 18 #427
1885 — 14 14 #511
1884 — 19 19 #427
1883 — 23 23 #358
1882 — 13 13 #526
1881 — 18 18 #414
1880 — 12 12 #556