How Many People Are Named Phill?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Phill. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Phill peaked in popularity in 1960 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phill as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Phill paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Phill is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1960
21 births
Total Registered
623
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phill
Phill is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 623 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Phill as a male name
Ranked #12,857 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 1960 (21 births)
Phill: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phill span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 131 babies were registered. Phill has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Phill by Decade
How has Phill tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Phill + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phill as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phill
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phill: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phill?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Phill are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Phill a common name?
Phill is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 623 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phill most popular?
Phill reached peak popularity in 1960, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phill is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phill a male name?
Phill is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phill Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phill Smith, Phill Johnson, Phill Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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