Phil
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning lover of; a form of Philip.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Phil by the numbers
Phil was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 676 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Philip
Like Phil, each of these traces back to Philip: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Philiplover of horses725 in the US (2017)
- Philliplover of horses; a form of Philip725 in the US (2017)
- Felipefriend of horses; Spanish form of Philip298 in the US (2017)
- Filippolover of horses; Italian form of Philip13 in England and Wales (2025)
- FishelGod increases; Yiddish diminutive of Philip14 in the US (2017)
- Filipelover of horses; a form of Philip6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Phil
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