Phill
Phill may refer to:Phill Brown, British audio engineer Phill Calvert, Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" Phill Davies, English rugby union player Phill Drobnick, American curler Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker Phill Jones,…
Meaning & Origin of Phill
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phill may refer to:Phill Brown, British audio engineer Phill Calvert, Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" Phill Davies, English rugby union player Phill Drobnick, American curler Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker Phill Jones,…
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The Story of Phill
The earliest SSA record of Phill as a baby boy name dates back to 1900, when 7 babies received it. 1960 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Phill — #1,772 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Phill on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Phill last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 623 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Phill
Phonetically similar names — useful when Phill is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fill
- Phil
- Fil
- Fille
- Phyll
- Filh
- Fell
- Ful
- Fel
- Fele
- Phal
- Felle
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Phill
Phill is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 623 births in the dataset. Phill's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #1,772. Use the chart and map above to compare Phill'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 .
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