Phyllis
Pronounced F IH1 L IH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Phyllis?
Phyllis is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 330,386 children — the 131st most common girls' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 163 births across the past decade, against a peak of 9,394 in a single year. That peak was in 1947.
Phillis is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Phyllis and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Phillis
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F IH1 L IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Phyllis
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Phyllis
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Phyllis?
- Phyllis ranks 131st among girls' names in US records, with 330,386 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 163.
- Is Phyllis a unisex name?
- No. Phyllis is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Phyllis most popular?
- 1947, when 9,394 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Phyllis spelled?
- Phillis. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.