The first name Phillips
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Phillips at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 7 boys born in the United States were named Phillips, the 10,526th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1949, when 32 were.
1,331
babies named Phillips since 1880
#10,526
rank in 2023
1949
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Phillips
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- George Phillips BondAmerican astronomer (1825 – 1865)
- Phillips IdowuBritish triple jumper, born 1978
- Phillips HolmesAmerican actor (1907–1942)
- Phillips SmalleyAmerican actor and film director (1875–1939)
- Phillips BrooksAmerican clergyman and author, hymnwriter (1835–1893)
- Phillips Lee GoldsboroughAmerican politician (1865-1946)
- Phillips LordAmerican actor (1902-1975)
- Richard FeynmanAmerican theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
- H. P. LovecraftAmerican writer and editor (1890–1937)
- Samuel P. HuntingtonAmerican political scientist (1927–2008)
- John NaberAmerican swimmer, born 1956
- John P. MarquandAmerican writer (1893–1960)
Questions
- Is Phillips a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,331 US babies named Phillips since 1880 were boys.
- When was Phillips most popular?
- 1949 in the United States, when 32 babies were named Phillips, its highest rank at 1,292nd.
- Is Phillips also a surname?
- Yes. Phillips is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.