Phillip for boys

Phillip name report

Official spelling #651 - combined spellings #339 - 2.3x as common after grouping - trajectory through 2025: past peak

Grouped with spelling variants, it behaves like #339 instead of #651. Usage is now 9.1% of its peak level.

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How common it feels

In a randomly mixed group of children born in 2025, this is the practical scale of Phillip after using the combined spelling group.

Class of 250.01expected with this name
Grade of 1000.03expected with this name
School of 3000.09expected with this name
Duplicate chance2.9%another in a grade of 100
Class (25)Grade (100)School (300)
Expected with this name0.010.030.09
Chance of a duplicate0.7%2.9%8.6%

U.S. popularity over time

National history only. Use the controls to compare exact spelling with grouped spellings.

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Phillip officially ranks #651 in 2025; grouped spellings rank #339. Usage is now 9.1% of its peak level.

Spelling reality check

SSA rankings treat every spelling separately. This section shows how the name changes when common variants are grouped.

Exact spelling#651425 births
Grouped spelling#339998 births
Variant effect2.3×as common as exact spelling
SpellingCountShareOfficial rank
Philip56856.9%#528
Phillip42542.6%#651
Philipp50.5%#13403

National spelling composition over time

Grouped by variant map v0.1 (compact_strict). Official SSA data treats each spelling separately.

How is this calculated?

Official rank uses only the exact spelling. Combined rank groups common spellings and recomputes ranks after summing counts. All ranks are sex-specific.

Where it stands out - VA, 2025

State context is a latest-year snapshot. Darker teal means this name is more common than nationally; tan means less common.

VA rank#240combined spelling
VA rate10.2per 10k
Vs national1.7×1.7× as common as nationally
State count note

State combined counts can be a lower bound because rare spellings may be suppressed in SSA state files.

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StateState rankRate per 10kvs national
LA#21812.52.1× as common as nationally
AL#23211.21.9× as common as nationally
IN#25210.41.8× as common as nationally
VA#24010.21.7× as common as nationally
KY#2949.31.6× as common as nationally
MO#2799.01.5× as common as nationally
OH#2768.81.5× as common as nationally
PA#2838.01.4× as common as nationally
MI#3048.01.4× as common as nationally
MD#3137.91.3× as common as nationally
MA#2827.81.3× as common as nationally
SC#3367.51.3× as common as nationally
NY#2937.51.3× as common as nationally
MN#3377.31.3× as common as nationally
WA#3197.31.3× as common as nationally
WI#3317.31.2× as common as nationally
TN#3516.81.2× as common as nationally
IL#3316.71.1× as common as nationally
NJ#3326.51.1× as common as nationally
FL#3286.21.1× as common as nationally
NC#3666.01.0× as common as nationally
GA#4345.20.9× (less common than nationally)
CA#3735.10.9× (less common than nationally)
AZ#4504.90.8× (less common than nationally)
TX#4903.90.7× (less common than nationally)

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