How Many People Are Named Phillips?
An estimated 744 people in the United States have the first name Phillips. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Phillips peaked in popularity in 1949 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phillips 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 Phillips paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
744
About 1 in 460,691 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1949
32 births
Total Registered
1,331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phillips
Phillips is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,331 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Phillips as a male name
Ranked #10,516 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1949 (32 births)
Phillips: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phillips span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 176 babies were registered. Phillips has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Phillips by Decade
How has Phillips 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.
Phillips by State
Phillips + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phillips as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Phillips
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Phillips: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phillips?
We estimate approximately 744 people named Phillips 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 460,691 Americans share this first name.
Is Phillips a common name?
Phillips is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phillips most popular?
Phillips reached peak popularity in 1949, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phillips is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phillips a male name?
Phillips is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phillips Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phillips Smith, Phillips Johnson, Phillips 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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