Phyllis
Girls' name · Mid-century
- Living in the US
- ~148,000 survival-weighted estimate
- 2025 rank
- #11,932 among girls
- Births in 2025
- 7 323,367 since 1880
- Typical age
- 75 years, median
Phyllis popularity over time
1947 is the peak year for Phyllis, with 9,205 births. It is present from 1880, the first year of the record. Phyllis has spent 44 years inside the national top 100.
The 2025 position is #11,932, on 7 births. Over ten years the count has fallen 68%. Year on year the rank dropped by 3965.
How many people are named Phyllis?
An estimated 148,000 living Americans are called Phyllis. SSA has recorded 323,367 births under the name since 1880.
This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.
How old is the average Phyllis?
Half of living Phylliss are older than 75, half younger. The 1940s produced the largest surviving cohort. By the site’s era rules that makes Phyllis a mid-century name.
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Where the name Phyllis comes from
From the masculine Ancient Greek Φύλλις or from the feminine Φυλλίς.
Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.
Notable people named Phyllis
| Name | Known for | Years | Editions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Phyllis Diller | American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist | 1917–2012 | 65 |
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Phyllis Schlafly | American conservative activist | 1924–2016 | 41 |
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Phyllis Logan | Scottish actress | 1956 | 26 |
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Phyllis Smith | American actress | 1949 | 26 |
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Phyllis Francis | American sprinter | 1992 | 25 |
| Phyllis Somerville | American stage, film and television actress | 1943–2020 | 22 | |
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Phyllis Thaxter | American actress | 1919–2012 | 22 |
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Phyllis A. Whitney | American writer | 1903–2008 | 21 |
Photo credits (7)
- Phyllis Diller — User:Brian Hamilton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Schlafly — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Logan — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Smith — StacyD at https://www.flickr.com/people/ctrlaltstacy/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Francis — Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Thaxter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis A. Whitney — Photograph: William James, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.
Related pages
- All names from 1947
- Top names of 2025
- Names beginning with P
- Every year, 1880 to 2025
- Names by state
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