Philis
Philis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Philis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Philis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Philis
Philis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1949: 11 births, good for #3,176 nationwide. About 31% of every Philis on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Philis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 217 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Philis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Philis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Philis
Phonetically similar names — useful when Philis is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fellahs
- Fallas
- Philous
- Falaise
- Feliz
- Fellas
- Fellows
- Phillies
- Fillies
- Filles
- Filets
- Philos
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Philis
Philis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Philis's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #3,176. Use the chart and map above to compare Philis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.