How Many People Are Named Phil Robinson?

There are approximately 19 people named Phil Robinson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Phil with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Robinson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 18,039,702 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Phil

Last Name

Robinson

Phil: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Phil. The peak year was 1959 with 677 births. The average person named Phil today is 66 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Phil

In the 2020 Census, the first name Phil was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.90%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.71%) and Hispanic (6.16%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Phil in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Phil rose or fell over time.

White

78.90%

Black

6.71%

Hispanic

6.16%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.26%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.92%

Two or More Races

2.05%

Ancestry of the Robinson Surname

The surname Robinson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Robinson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

46.76%

Black

43.44%

Hispanic

3.59%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.51%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Phil" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Robinson" appears at a rate of 170.67 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Phil are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 19 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Phil

Phil Smith Phil Johnson Phil Williams Phil Brown Phil Jones Phil Garcia Phil Collins

Other people with the surname Robinson

Michael Robinson James Robinson John Robinson David Robinson Robert Robinson William Robinson Joseph Robinson Daniel Robinson

Phil Robinson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Phil Robinson?

We estimate approximately 19 people named Phil Robinson are alive in the United States today. The first name Phil is shared by 11,374 Americans, and the surname Robinson is shared by 584,988.

How rare is the name Phil Robinson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans. The first name Phil is uncommon and the surname Robinson is very common.

Is Phil a male or female name?

Phil is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1959 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Phil?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Phil was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.90%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.71%) and Hispanic (6.16%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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