Infographic of Phyllis name meaning, which is “A green bough,” from the Greek phylleion, green herbs, but, figuratively, a sweetheart or a pretty country girl, in allusion to the character in Virgil’s Ec logues.
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Phyllis Name Popularity

How popular is the name Phyllis? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 329 0.0934%
1911 — 476 0.1278%
1912 — 758 0.1503%
1913 — 1,029 0.1815%
1914 — 1,373 0.197%
1915 — 2,068 0.2276%
1916 — 2,403 0.2488%
1917 — 2,673 0.2672%
1918 — 3,319 0.3093%
1919 — 3,175 0.3032%
1920 — 3,832 0.3446%
1921 — 4,576 0.3996%
1922 — 4,933 0.4428%
1923 — 5,467 0.4881%
1924 — 6,265 0.5395%
1925 — 6,484 0.5737%
1926 — 6,914 0.6286%
1927 — 7,424 0.6707%
1928 — 7,914 0.7396%
1929 — 7,994 0.7718%
1930 — 7,766 0.7435%
1931 — 7,207 0.7302%
1932 — 7,303 0.7392%
1933 — 7,109 0.7631%
1934 — 7,178 0.7425%
1935 — 7,367 0.7581%
1936 — 7,371 0.7652%
1937 — 7,240 0.7347%
1938 — 7,638 0.7461%
1939 — 7,590 0.7462%
1940 — 7,414 0.6975%
1941 — 7,340 0.6522%
1942 — 7,788 0.6167%
1943 — 7,598 0.582%
1944 — 7,020 0.5664%
1945 — 6,527 0.5352%
1946 — 8,040 0.5449%
1947 — 9,183 0.5501%
1948 — 7,875 0.4933%
1949 — 7,314 0.4547%
1950 — 6,689 0.4154%
1951 — 6,788 0.4004%
1952 — 6,145 0.352%
1953 — 5,960 0.3368%
1954 — 5,751 0.3146%
1955 — 5,685 0.3091%
1956 — 5,647 0.299%
1957 — 5,305 0.2757%
1958 — 5,073 0.2684%
1959 — 4,675 0.2461%
1960 — 4,429 0.2338%
1961 — 3,821 0.2024%
1962 — 3,480 0.1896%
1963 — 3,229 0.1799%
1964 — 2,881 0.1637%
1965 — 2,449 0.1498%
1966 — 1,908 0.1222%
1967 — 1,363 0.0898%
1968 — 1,049 0.0699%
1969 — 866 0.0562%
1970 — 741 0.0466%
1971 — 598 0.0398%
1972 — 470 0.0345%
1973 — 368 0.0284%
1974 — 279 0.0215%
1975 — 281 0.0219%
1976 — 205 0.0159%
1977 — 199 0.0148%
1978 — 184 0.0137%
1979 — 158 0.0112%
1980 — 138 0.0094%
1981 — 136 0.0093%
1982 — 120 0.008%
1983 — 127 0.0086%
1984 — 116 0.0078%
1985 — 82 0.0054%
1986 — 57 0.0038%
1987 — 83 0.0054%
1988 — 69 0.0044%
1989 — 39 0.0024%
1990 — 43 0.0026%
1991 — 25 0.0015%
1992 — 28 0.0018%
1993 — 36 0.0023%
1994 — 17 0.0011%
1995 — 23 0.0015%
1996 — 25 0.0017%
1997 — 17 0.0011%
1998 — 11 0.0007%
1999 — 10 0.0007%
2000 — 5 0.0003%
2001 — 7 0.0005%
2002 — 0 0%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 — 0 0%
2005 — 0 0%
2006 — 0 0%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 0 0%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 5 0.0004%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 0 0%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 0 0%
2023 — 0 0%

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What names are variants of Phyllis?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Phyllis.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Filis

Greenery

Greek

Fillis

Greenery

Greek

Fillys

Greenery

Greek

Fyllis

Greenery

Greek

Philis

Greenery

Greek

Phillis

Greenery

Greek

Philys

Greenery

Greek

Phylis

Greenery

Greek

Phyliss

Greenery

Greek

Phyllida

Greenery

Greek

Phyllie

Greenery

Greek

Phylliss

Greenery

Greek

Phyllys

Greenery

Greek


What names sound like Phyllis?

If you like how Phyllis sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Phyllis.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Phyllicia

Lucky, fortunate, happy

Latin

Wallis

“The chosen one,” from the Germanic waljan, to make a choice.

English


What names are similar to Phyllis?

Find a name that’s like Phyllis, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Clematis

Climbing plant

Greek

Phillida

Greenery

Greek

Phylicia

American


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